Real Madrid will not participate in the next Club World Cup, here are the reasons why
Next summer, fans can expect a new format for the Club World Cup. However, Real Madrid may not participate in it.
As revealed by head coach Carlo Ancelotti in an interview with Relevo, the organizers are offering very little prize money to the teams, which is why many clubs are considering refusing to participate.
“FIFA forgets that clubs and players will not participate in this tournament. One game for Real costs 20 million euros, and they want to give us this money for the entire tournament. That’s a negative response. Real Madrid, like other clubs, will decline the invitation,” stated Ancelotti.
Thus, the management of Real Madrid is not very positive about the new format of the Club World Cup and may not participate in it at all.
It’s worth noting that for winning the final of the main European club tournament, the “cream” will receive 20 million euros from UEFA.
Florentino Perez and the company earned over 85 million euros for the entire tournament: 2.8 million euros for each victory in the group stage (Real won all 6 matches), 9.6 million euros for reaching the Round of 16, 10.6 million euros for reaching the quarter-finals, 15.5 million euros for reaching the semi-finals, and 20 million euros for winning the tournament.
