Chelsea are set to rake in a lucrative sum of money after stunning PSG 3-0 in the Club World Cup final, with the rest of the payouts for all 32 competing teams now revealed following the end of the tournament
The final Club World Cup payouts have been revealed after the tournament came to an end, with Chelsea by far the biggest beneficiaries after beating PSG 3-0 in the final to become world champions.
The revamped competition has been talked about because of its lucrative prize money on offer for the 32 teams taking part, with it being understood that the eventual winners would bank around £97m when participation money and prize money for reaching the latter stages was accounted for.
But according to BBC Sport – with the figures taken from football finance website The Swiss Ramble based on Uefa’s club coefficient system – FIFA had a total prize pot of £726m to dish out between the clubs jetting out to the United States, with winners Chelsea actually only taking £84m, which includes a £21.3m participation fee and £62.7m in additional bonuses after their journey to the final.
Meanwhile, runners-up PSG were handed a total of £78.4m, including a £23m participation fee and £55.4m in prize money.
Real Madrid were given the second-highest participation fee of £26.3m and £40.2m in additional cash, bringing their total to £66.5m.
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Rounding off the top five were Brazilian side Fluminense, who pocketed a total of £50.4m after reaching the semi-finals, while Bayern Munich earned around £42.7m.
The big payouts reflected Fifa’s policy of handing out bigger fees for the elite teams from Europe – who were given between £9.5m and £28m just for turning up.
South American teams, meanwhile, were given a set fee of £11.2m for participation, while there was £7m for teams from North and Central America and £2.6m for teams from Oceania.
That smallest payment was summed up by minnows Auckland City being handed the lowest fee of £3.3m – nearly £4m below the second-lowest amount received.
Despite the huge amount of money Chelsea are set to be given as a result of winning the Club World Cup, defender Marc Cucurella insisted the team were driven by glory – not cash.
“I think this is more for the owners and sporting directors but I think we know that if we win it, we have the badge on the T-shirt for a couple of years so I think this is a good thing to motivate the team.
“It’s also the first time they’ve done this competition so we can be the first team to win this competition, there’s a lot of things that can motivate and it can give us confidence and energy.
“I think for me, if we do it, if we achieve it, it’s amazing because it’s the first club to do it. I think all the people remember us because it’s the first club to win this trophy.”
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