According to the report from FIFA, the World Cup’s commercial power led to record revenue of $2 billion for FIFA last year, for that reason FIFA has agreed to pay clubs worldwide $209 million for releasing players to the World Cup in 2018 and in 2022.
Moreover, the deal with the 214-member European Club Association announced on Friday almost triples the $70 million FIFA shared among clubs from 2014 World Cup revenues.
Clubs will share a pot of $209 million (£141.6 million) for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups in Russia and Qatar.
FIFA said in statement that revenue tied directly to the tournament in Brazil was $4.826 billion, compared to $3.655 billion for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Much of the increase is due to an accounting change, which includes ticket sales.
In a statistic, UEFA is playing 150 million Euros ($160 million) to clubs for releasing players to the 2016 European Championship.
No doubt, that the new deal also extends a FIFA insurance program, which pays the club salary of players injured while with national teams.
FIFA President Sepp Blatter said in a statement.”We are taking a huge step forward in promoting relations between FIFA and the clubs in a spirit of mutual and constructive cooperation,”
On another statement, FIFA added, the agreement puts the emphasis on fundamental principles such as the promotion of training and player development as well as the sporting integrity of the competitions, in the interests of the game and its appeal to the public.
From an ECA perspective “These payments will benefit clubs from around the world who release World Cup players to their respective national associations., this agreement is a great achievement. It marks another milestone for club football as a whole.”
The European Clubs’ Association, which had been demanding compensation for moving the 2022 World Cup to the winter, has welcomed the announcement. They were not agreeing for the winter World Cup in Qatar.
FIFA declared Clubs receive money on a daily rate for as long as players are on national team duty and involved in a tournament.