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Infantino oversees record FIFA profits – English clubs cash in on this development

Eric Dier World Cup Columbia England penalty

Getty Images | FIFA are making more money than ever before - and English clubs do earn their share. On the picture English players celebrate they have qualified to the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Russia 2018.

FIFA profits surpass $1 billion for the first time. High growth in licensing, but marketing and ticket sales remain flat.

$209 million to be delivered to clubs worldwide, with English clubs receiving three times as much as they did last time.

Just 67 per cent of $1.1 billion bumper ‘entitlements’ paid out to member associations, with Africa and Asia failing to claim their share.

25 March 2019 - 10:57 AM

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