The new Club World Cup should no longer be held annually in winter, but only every four years in summer. The premiums are astronomical - FC Bayern will also benefit.
- FIFA wants to reform the Club World Cup
- From 2021, FC Bayern would also be in the field of participants via the UEFA ranking
- The FCB could face a cash blessing of around 165 million
Munich - If these numbers are correct, FC Bayern can expect a decent shower of money every four years . As you know, the FIFA World Cup is planning to reform the Club World Cup in its current form: a total of 24 teams, eight of them from Europe, will take part in the new Club World Cup from 2021. In addition to the Champions League winners from 2018 to 2021 , four European clubs with the highest ranking in the UEFA club rankings are to start at the pilot tournament in China. However, there is a restriction that only two clubs from one country can qualify for the tournament from this ranking in order to avoid that ultimately five or six Premier League clubs participate in the competition.
$ 50 million entry bonus per club
With the said UEFA ranking , FC Bayern would also be in the field from 2021 - and that would be worthwhile for the German record champions. Because, as the ZDF reports, citing association circles, there should already be a $ 50 million entry bonus per club. The World Cup winner can expect another $ 115 million. FIFA will announce the exact list of participants in early March. For comparison: The start premium of the Munich for this year's Champions League season was 15.25 million euros. However: According to tz information, the financial framework for the new Club World Cup has not yet been finally determined .
Club World Cup only every four years in summer
Furthermore, the reform provides that the tournament is no longer held annually in winter, but only every four years in summer, thus replacing the Confederations Cup . This competition was previously held in the host country in the year before a World Cup. In addition to eight European teams, three representatives of associations from Asia, Africa and North / Central America as well as six clubs from South America will take part in the new Club World Cup. The field of participants is completed by a club from the so-called Oceania group .
The tournament will be held in China. Here is the stadium in Guangzhou
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The new mode provides for eight groups with three teams each. The group winners determine the club world champion in the subsequent knockout rounds . FIFA had originally planned to withdraw twelve European clubs for the Club World Cup in the summer of 2021, but UEFA fought hard to do so - with success. Bayern boss Karl-Heinz Rummenigge is accordingly positive about the reform of the Club World Cup, as tz explains: “I think it is right that FIFA will reform the Club World Cup. The competition in its current form is uninteresting. The time just before Christmas is inappropriate for all participants. And from an economic point of view, the Club World Cup in its current form is not lucrative for the clubs. "
Scheduling in December unfavorable for European clubs
FC Liverpool and coach Jürgen Klopp have recently felt how unfavorable the schedule is for European clubs in mid-December: As the English League Cup and the Club World Cup collided, the Reds, one of U 23 coaches, decided Neil Critchley coached youth team to compete against Aston Villa in the cup competition. The group lost 0: 5 in the end, while the professionals in Qatar became club world champions.
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