Club World Cup 2025 to help FIFA earn $2 billion

Despite many difficulties, FIFA still earns a "huge" amount of money from the 2025 Club World Cup.

Mr. Infantino (left) is satisfied with what the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup has achieved - Photo: REUTERS

The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup has ended with Chelsea winning the championship after a 3-0 victory over PSG in the final.

The 2025 Club World Cup, with 32 participating teams for the first time, has officially become a "gold mine" for FIFA, bringing in a huge revenue of 2 billion dollars and affirming the organization's position as a global brand.

The tournament’s biggest source of revenue comes from television rights. A deal worth more than $1 billion with DAZN brings in a huge amount of money for the organizers. Sponsorship deals and premium packages in host cities like Los Angeles and New York also add up. Ticket sales and other ancillary services are also significant.

Revenue from the tournament accounts for more than 15% of FIFA's projected $13 billion total in the 2023-2026 cycle.

This huge revenue was predicted by the world football organization in advance, so they "generously" spent huge bonuses of up to 1 billion dollars for participating teams.

Champion Chelsea "pocketed" $115 million. Runner-up PSG also received $107 million. Notably, even the team eliminated from the group stage received more than $10 million each.

Despite its financial success, the league's reception in the United States has been mixed.

The empty stands reflected that, with the average attendance in the group stage hovering around 34,700. Many games between non-European teams were played to fewer than 10,000 spectators in giant NFL stadiums.

Viewership across television and digital platforms, on the other hand, was a bright spot. In the US, TNT Sports recorded an average of more than 418,000 viewers per game, with peaks of more than 950,000.

Globally, DAZN reported a 21% increase in traffic for UEFA Champions League matches.

However, the tournament has also faced challenges when it has been criticized for “wearing out” players. At the same time, many matches between lesser-known teams have also lacked professionalism.

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THANH DINH

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