Nottingham Forest could be set for a financial boost after FIFA outlined their Club Benefits Programme ahead of the World Cup.
Club’s will pocket $10,000 (roughly £9,033) per player per day during the tournament, which is being held in Qatar this winter. And the Reds have several players who will hope to make the cut when national squads are named for the competition, including Wales internationals Brennan Johnson, Neco Williams and Wayne Hennessey.
FIFA have announced details of the programme, which will see $209 million (roughly £188.8m) distributed to clubs across the world whose players will take part in next month’s World Cup. Compensation will be paid to all clubs for which a player has played in the two years prior to the competition.
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FIFA say: “As part of its commitment to recognise the contribution that football clubs make to the successful staging of the FIFA World Cup, FIFA started the application process for its Club Benefits Programme that will see USD 209 million distributed to clubs across the world.
This initiative already saw 416 clubs from 63 member associations benefiting from the same amount following the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
“For the first time, clubs will be able to apply digitally through the FIFA Professional Football Landscape platform with approximately USD 10,000 to be received for each one of the days the relevant player remains with his national team during the FIFA World Cup 2022 and the official preparation period. The compensation will be paid to all clubs for which the footballer has played in the two years prior to the FIFA World Cup 2022.
“The Club Benefits Programme is part of a broader collaboration agreement between FIFA and the European Club Association, which was first launched ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup and further extended in 2015 to cover both the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups.”
According to the Daily Mirror, 38 English clubs earned a total of $37,406,940 from players representing their countries in Russia four years ago. That figure included Manchester City banking $5,003,440, Manchester United getting a $3,656,360 boost and Arsenal making $2,218,720.
The Premier League action will pause for the World Cup next month. Forest have six league games and a Carabao Cup tie before the break, then will resume their season away to Manchester United on Boxing Day.
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