From Nico Schlotterbeck to Manuel Neuer: These are the bonuses that German national soccer players receive at the World Cup
Created: 11/14/2022, 7:30 am
Salaries and bonuses for footballers, especially from the national team, are hardly tangible for employees.
That's what Captain Neuer and Co get at the World Cup.
The soccer World Cup will take place in Qatar later this month.
The tournament is currently heavily criticized, among other things, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) accuse the state of serious human rights violations.
This includes the rights of women and homosexuals.
The handling of the workers who built the stadiums is also criticized.
An analysis by the
Guardian
shows that around 6,500 migrant workers lost their lives between 2010 and 2021.
Qatar firmly rejects this, as the
Tagesschau
reported.
There have been many fan protests in the past - including in German stadiums such as the Allianz Arena and Signal Iduna Park.
National player Leon Goretzka also finds clear words for the situation: "This is an image of man from another millennium.
That's not what we want to stand for and what we set an example."
German World Cup squad known – the players receive these bonuses
Soccer professionals from the German national team receive a bonus of 400,000 euros for winning the World Cup.
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The first for the German team is on November 23, against the Japanese team.
But what bonuses do the German national team players actually receive at the World Cup?
The negotiations for this were conducted with the DFB president and representatives of the national team, including captain Manuel Neuer, Thomas Müller, Joshua Kimmich and İlkay Gündoğan.
The bonuses are paid based on performance and are staggered as follows:
phase | premium in euros |
|---|---|
group win | 50,000 euros for each player |
Reaching the Quarterfinals | 100,000 euros for each player |
reaching the semifinals | 150,000 euros for each player |
third place | 200,000 euros for each player |
Second place | 250,000 euros for each player |
First Place (World Champion) | 400,000 euros for each player |
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Salary of German national players: FC Bayern players are among the best earners
According to the portal
content comparison.com
, FC Bayern players should be in good shape.
The players who earn the most there are said to include Manuel Neuer, Thomas Müller, Leroy Sané and Joshua Kimmich.
The following information has been estimated by industry insiders
according to
content comparison.com, which means that it is not verifiable or represents the correct data.
Estimated base salary of players without bonuses or advertising revenue is shown:
Manuel Neuer: 19 million euros
Marc-André ter Stegen: 10.6 million euros
Kevin Trapp: 3 million euros
Niklas Süle: 12 million euros
Matthias Ginter: 7 million euros
David Raum: 509 thousand euros
Nico Schlotterbeck: 224 thousand euros
Leon Goretzka: 9.9 million euros
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In addition to the top earners, there are also players in football who earn less.
However, their salary is also significantly higher than what employees in other industries have in their accounts every year.
There are similarly large differences in pay in women's football.
Some players have a job in addition to the sport so that they can make ends meet.
The big difference in salary in football is partly due to different advertising revenues.
