Gianni Infantino, the Fifa president, has agreed a deal that will significantly increase its compensation to clubs. Photograph: Simon Maina/AFP via Getty ImagesFifa has agreed to pay clubs an extra $146m to release their players for the men’s World Cup and give them a greater say in the game’s calendar. The moves are part of a new deal that indicates a significant thawing of relations between the sport’s governing body and Europe’s top teams.
Relations have been frosty since the Fifa president, Gianni Infantino, offered his tacit support for the failed European Super League project and advocated for a World Cup every two years. Infantino signed a new memorandum of understanding on Monday with the European Clubs Association in Budapest. Fifa has agreed to significantly increase its compensation package to clubs to release players for the World Cup, from $209m for the 2018 and 2022 tournaments to $355m in 2026 and 2030. Fifa will also explore a joint venture with clubs around the 2025 Club World Cup, not dissimilar to the relationship the ECA has with Uefa over the Champions League. Such a deal could lead to the top clubs reap big financial rewards and make a European Super League less likely.
“This is a significant day for the future of football and its long-term stability,” Infantino said. “We are very happy to renew and strengthen our cooperation agreement with ECA, an important stakeholder representing clubs from all over Europe.
The clubs have enough money!!
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