FIFA is close to reaching an agreement on a new deal, which may raise the financial compensation for teams participating in the Club World Cup, scheduled in the United States of America next summer, according to a press report.
The next edition of the Club World Cup will be the first in which the number of participating clubs will be increased to 32 teams instead of 7 teams.
The British newspaper, The Sun, quoted the American newspaper, The New York Times, about FIFA being close to agreeing on a huge deal to broadcast the tournament matches.
The newspaper indicated that FIFA wants to obtain approximately 2.3 million pounds sterling for the broadcast package it is negotiating, but the actual fees may reach 800 thousand pounds sterling.
The Sun also added that Apple TV is in talks about buying the rights and may make the tournament available to subscribers only, which means fans may not be able to watch any match for free.
The newspaper ended its report by saying, “There is a lot of money for the clubs participating in the tournament with its new system, as each club is scheduled to receive no less than 43 million pounds sterling.”
It is noteworthy that 24 teams have participated in the tournament so far, including 3 Arab clubs, which are Al-Ahly of Egypt, Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia, and Wydad Casablanca of Morocco, while Al-Ain of the United Arab Emirates is close to accompanying them if it wins the AFC Champions League title for the current edition.
The other 21 clubs that have reserved their seats in the tournament are: Manchester City and Chelsea of England, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid of Spain, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund of Germany, Paris Saint-Germain of France, Inter Milan and Juventus of Italy, Porto and Benfica of Portugal, Red Bull Salzburg of Austria, and Urawa Red Diamonds. Japan, Ulsan Hyundai of South Korea, Monterrey and Club Leon of Mexico, Seattle Sounders of America, Palmeiras, Fluminense and Flamengo of Brazil, Auckland City of New Zealand.
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