Exclusive: Real Madrid's Secret Club World Cup Bonus Structure Exposed
Every player in Real Madrid's Club World Cup roster will allegedly receive approximately €280,000 ($330,000) in total compensation for advancing to the semifinals, though this amount represents just a small portion of what they could have earned by capturing the championship.
From an organizational perspective, Real Madrid have shown strong enthusiasm for supporting the recently expanded global competition. "This tournament holds great significance," club president Florentino Pérez expressed enthusiastically before the initial group match against Al Hilal.
"I want to express gratitude to FIFA and DAZN for enabling the world's premier clubs to participate in such a magnificent competition. This marks the inaugural Club World Cup in this format, and I'm confident it will prove successful. We're all present with tremendous anticipation."
Madrid managed only a 1–1 stalemate in that opening encounter against the Saudi Arabian giants, which established the pattern for their campaign. Xabi Alonso's fresh squad was evidently adjusting to their new manager's requirements throughout group-stage triumphs over Pachuca and RB Salzburg. A narrow 1–0 victory against Juventus in the knockout round led to a turbulent quarterfinal success against Borussia Dortmund.
Due to FIFA's substantial prize fund, Madrid collected an estimated $82.5 million for advancing to the semifinals, though merely around 9% of those earnings found their way to the players' accounts.
Based on MARCA's analysis, each squad member received €50,000 ($59,000) for progressing past the group phase, €80,000 ($94,000) for their round-of-16 success and an additional €150,000 ($176,000) for the quarterfinal triumph. If Madrid had succeeded in claiming the trophy closely protected by Donald Trump, there would allegedly have been a substantial €1 million ($1.2 million) available.
By contrast, Chelsea's champions allegedly earned approximately $470,000 each for their global victory.
The Blues succeeded in defeating a Paris Saint-Germain team that mercilessly demolished Real Madrid in the semifinals. A six-figure bonus cannot eliminate the humiliation from the 4–0 thrashing delivered by Luis Enrique's squad.