Manchester City will make millions during the World Cup due to a FIFA fund set up to pay clubs for each day their player is away at Qatar 2022.
FIFA's Club Benefits Programme was set up for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa to compensate clubs for releasing their players for the showpiece tournament. Four years ago for the Russia World Cup, clubs were entitled to $8,530 (£6,440) for each day a player was with their country for the tournament. City made around $5m (£3.78m) from the Russia tournament, and now the rate per player has increased for the Qatar 2022 tournament.
Now, City will be entitled to $10,000 per player per day, which is around £8,500 per day. With most World Cup squads confirmed, City can expect 16 players to represent their nations in Qatar over the next month.
