Manchester United have lost out on a six-figure payment from FIFA by parting ways with Cristiano Ronaldo before the 37-year-old began his World Cup.
The governing body’s Club Benefits programme sees every club paid $10,000 (£8,271) per day that a player is with their national team.
But United said that the mutual agreement announced Tuesday, which means Ronaldo will be looking for a new club once Portugal’s campaign in Qatar comes to an end, was from “immediate effect” to leave them ineligible for another slice of the £190m scheme.
