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Leicester City Set to Receive Payout From FIFA Due to Player Presence at 2018 World Cup

Leicester City are set to receive £1.7m from FIFA due to having ten players playing at the 2018 World Cup.

The windfall comes from FIFA's 'club benefit programme' which entitles teams to a sum of money in compensation for allowing their players to take part in the tournament.

A total of $209m is split between the clubs, and with Leicester having ten players represented at the World Cup, the Leicester Mercury have reported that this entitles them to £1.7m worth of the fund.

Both Jamie Vardy and Harry Maguire helped England reach the semi finals of the World Cup - with the latter even scoring in England's 2-0 win over Sweden in the quarter finals - however neither were able to help England reach the final after they were dumped out by Croatia in the semi final.