Rolling in it: Chelsea have already landed millions
Chelsea Football Newsletter
Chelsea have reached the Club World Cup final as they close in on their second piece of silverware in as many months and with it a staggering prize pot worth a record $1billion (£726million).
Chelsea's win over the Brazilian side in New Jersey earned them £22m in prize money alone.
The total prize money one team can earn from winning the competition is £92m, down from £97m since the tournament began due to the exchange rate between US dollars and British pounds changing in the weeks since, but Chelsea will earn less than that should they lift the trophy on Sunday.
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The participating fee varies for European teams, so Chelsea would not necessarily earn the same as potential finalists PSG or Real Madrid, depending on "sporting and commercial criteria". FIFA are yet to confirm the participation fee for teams, but it has been reported that Manchester City’s is bigger than Chelsea’s.
However, the prize money does not differ once the tournament begins, with group stage wins worth around £1.5m and draws earning £750,000.
Clubs who qualified out of their group earned £5.4m, with another £9.5m in the kitty for reaching the quarter-finals.
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A semi-final spot was worth £15.2m and then reaching the final guaranteed another £21.8m. The winner gets another £7.5m on top of that, and the trophy of course.
Chelsea's semi-final win over Fluminense was their fifth of six games, having lost one group-stage game, against Flamengo, and took their total earnings for the competition to around £80m, depending on their exact participation fee.
That total will rise by around £7.5m should they win the final, for a total winnings of £87.5m.
Blues boss Enzo Maresca was asked about the club's £80m windfall following the semi-final victory, to which he responded: "Chelsea have made that. Not me. I prepare for the games in the same way, and I don't care about the money. We don't get any of it, unfortunately."