Man City or Chelsea could earn £100m in Club World Cup prize money

Manchester City or Chelsea could pocket almost £100million in prize money if they emerge victorious in this summer’s FIFA Club World Cup.

FIFA, the tournament’s organiers, unveiled details on Wednesday morning regarding the distribution of the competition’s $1billion (£774.6million) prize pool.

The governing body confirmed that the winners of the new 32-team format will take home up to $125million (£96.8million) in prize money.

Participating teams will share a total of $525million (£406.7million) in appearance fees, though this sum will not be distributed equally.

The 12 European clubs involved will receive payments on a sliding scale, ranging from $38.19million (£29.6million) at the top end to $12.81million (£9.9million) at the lowest.

The rankings for these payments are based on “sporting and commercial criteria,” with FIFA confirming that the European Club Association has approved the distribution system.

Manchester City and Chelsea secured their places in the tournament by winning the UEFA Champions League in 2023 and 2021, respectively.

FIFA will not retain any revenue from the Club World Cup, as all earnings will be redistributed into club football through prize money.

Additionally, FIFA aims to generate an extra $250million to support clubs worldwide. The final solidarity payments will be determined by the tournament’s commercial success.

“The distribution model of the FIFA Club World Cup reflects the pinnacle of club football and represents the biggest-ever prize money for a football tournament comprising a seven-match group stage and playoff format with a potential payout of $125 million foreseen for the winners,” said FIFA President Gianni Infantino.

“In addition to the prize money for the participating teams, there is an unprecedented solidarity investment programme where we have a target of an additional $250 million being provided to club football across the world.”