Eagle-eyed Andrew Das spotted an interesting news tidbit this week: FIFA’s compensation to clubs that had players at the 2018 World Cup.
FIFA releases list of club payouts from the World Cup. Biggest cuts go to Man City, Chelsea, Spurs, Madrid, etc. But more than half the clubs in MLS got a check too. https://t.co/QaP4VV1Rm1 pic.twitter.com/hf6JPSKbGY
— Andrew Das (@AndrewDasNYT) December 4, 2018
The New York Red Bulls’ share of FIFA’s World Cup bounty is $382,050 - certainly a lot better than nothing at all.