FIFA to pay clubs for sending their footballers to 2026, 2030 World Cups

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ISTANBUL, Turkiye – FIFA will pay clubs a combined US$355 million for sending their footballers to the 2026 and 2030 World Cup tournaments, the European Club Association (ECA) confirmed Monday.

The ECA said in a statement that FIFA President Gianni Infantino and ECA Chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi signed a renewed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between them at the 29th ECA General Assembly in Budapest, Hungary.

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“The Club Benefits Programme, for example, which has historically compensated all clubs who release players for the men’s World Cup and was a key achievement of the previous MoU, will now increase from US$209 million for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup final tournaments to US$355 million for the 2026 and 2030 tournaments,” the ECA said.

It added that the long-term deal would enable the ECA and FIFA to build on their close collaboration which has existed since the birth of the ECA 15 years ago, now with a new term until Dec 31, 2030.- Bernama

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