Leeds United are soon set to benefit this summer from FIFA’s World Cup ‘Club Benefits Programme’. FIFA are still planning to compensate clubs for releasing internationals in June for the tournament.
This international break is the final one of the Premier League season. For Leeds, all focus henceforth is on staying in the division. So, this set of fixtures comes as potential for unneeded headaches for Daniel Farke.
It’s vital for some players’ international prospects though. During the coming days, qualifying playoffs are set to take place. Therefore, it could see multiple Leeds players muscle their way into the World Cup in June.
Leeds United set to benefit from £156million FIFA Club Benefits Programme
Following a likewise programme in the Qatar World Cup 2022, Leeds stand to benefit from a benefit scheme put in place by FIFA to compensate every club with players representing in the tournament.
The FIFA Club Benefits Programme has allocated $209million (£156million) to be divvied out to every club that releases a player for the tournament, should the club register through FIFA for the programme. For each day a player is released from their club for the tournament, up until the day after their nation’s elimination, they will receive a portion of that total sum.
As a result, it works out as a daily sum of $10,950 (£8,173) for each player that’s released for the World Cup. Consequently, that could be coming Leeds’ way for each player that makes it to the World Cup.
During the 2022 Qatar World Cup, payments were spread three ways between the players’ current club, and any other clubs they were registered to in seasons prior to the tournament.
1/3 is paid to the club with which the player is registered during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.
1/3 is paid to the club(s) with which the player was registered in the year before the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 (i.e. corresponding to the 2021-2022 football season).
1/3 is paid to the club(s) with which the player was registered between one and two years before the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 (i.e. corresponding to the 2020-2021 football season).
Who could be eligible in Leeds United’s squad for payments at the FIFA World Cup?
Indeed, Leeds are hoping to have several internationals taking part in the tournament this summer. During March’s international break sees 12 of Farke’s squad travelling out for duty with their respective nations.
Of those, 11 are either already qualified for the World Cup, or have playoffs to determine if they’ll be at the tournament in June.
Player Nation Qualified/Playoffs Other clubs possibly due payment
Karl Darlow Wales Playoffs –
Joe Rodon Wales Playoffs –
Gabriel Gudmundsson Sweden Playoffs Lille
Ethan Ampadu Wales Playoffs –
Dan James Wales Playoffs –
Brenden Aaronson USA Qualified –
Anton Stach Germany Qualified Hoffenheim
Ao Tanaka Japan Qualified Fortuna Dusseldorf
Noah Okafor Switzerland Qualified AC Milan
Dominic Calvert-Lewin England Qualified Everton
Joel Piroe Suriname Playoffs –
However, Leeds could only five players travel for the World Cup. That would be the case if Wales, Sweden, and Suriname fail to qualify through the playoffs.
FIFA’s mandatory release date for players is 25th May (the day after our last game vs West Ham). So, should all 11 players make the final tournament, Leeds would be in line for a minimum sum of £253,000 up to the final group stage fixtures.
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