The big rain: $ 1 billion for the 2025 club World Cup!

FIFA kündigt 1 Milliarde US-Dollar Preisgeld für die Klub-WM 2025 an, an der auch Bayern und Dortmund teilnehmen.
FIFA announces $ 1 billion prize money for the 2025 club World Cup, in which Bavaria and Dortmund also take part. (Symbolbild/ANAG)

The big rain: $ 1 billion for the 2025 club World Cup!

The FIFA announced a historical exhaust rain for the upcoming club world championship on March 6, 2025. A total of one billion US dollars, around 930 million euros, are distributed to 32 participating clubs. This decision was made by the FIFA Council and marks a significant step in the development of international club football. t-online.de reports that the exact distribution of the prize money is still unclear For the two German German clubs Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund.

In addition, the responsible solidarity payments of $ 100 million have planned, the distribution of which is also open. FIFA President Gianni Infantino has emphasized that all income from the tournament of $ 2 billion goes to the participating clubs and will not flow into the FIFA's coffers. "No money remains with FIFA," says Infantino, who highlighted the solidarity distribution instead of uniform asphalting.

the tournament format and the transmission

The club World Cup will be held for the first time as a four-week event from June 14th to July 13th, 2025. At the same time, all games are transmitted free of charge by the DAZN streaming service, which has secured the transmission rights for the 63 games. In a remarkable deal, which was previously completed with part of the Saudi Arabian State Fund PIF, DAZN will pay around 950 million euros for the transfer of $ 1 billion, such as zdf.de reported.

Europe provides the biggest contingent with 12 teams and includes renowned clubs like Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund. The group division provides exciting duels, including:

Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E group f Group G Group H
palmeiras Paris Saint-Germain Bayern Munich cr flamengo river Plate fluminense Manchester City Real Madrid
FC postage Atletico Madrid Auckland City it tunis Urawa Red Diamonds Borussia Dortmund WYDAD AC Casablanca al-Hilal
al-Nahry botafogo boca juniors fc chelsea CF MONTERREY Ulsan HD FC al-A-Ain cf Pachuca
Inter Miami SEATE SOUNERS Benfica Lisbon Club Leon Inter Milan mamelodi sundowns juventus turin rb Salzburg

another outlook on women's football

parallel to the preparations for the club World Cup, the shift in the first Women's club World Championship comes from 2026 to 2028, as also reported. This is expected to include 19 teams, including six from Europe. In years without a women's club World Cup, the FIFA championship cup will be held instead, which is reserved for the winners of the continental club competitions. The first edition of this new competition is scheduled for the period from January 28 to February 1, 2026.

Overall, FIFA with this ruin announces a new era in the implementation of financial incentives for the global clubs and the promotion of football par excellence. The interest of the public will certainly increase if the first games will kick off in the coming summer.

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