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Corinthians will receive daily compensation from FIFA for Memphis Depay at the 2026 World Cup

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Fifa will transfer daily financial compensation to Corinthians for the participation of attacker Memphis Depay in Copa of Mundo in 2026. The amount integrates Programa from Benefícios to Clubes of the highest football entity. The project will distribute US$355 million globally among the associations that provide athletes for the world tournament. The total amount is equivalent to around R$1.8 billion at current financial market prices.

The tournament organizing body has not yet made official the exact allowance per day for this edition of the championship. Informações from the international press project the value to reach US$ 11 thousand per athlete. Essa estimate represents approximately R$ 55.5 thousand daily for the black and white coffers. In the previous edition, held at Catar, the clubs pocketed US$ 10.95 thousand per day for each athlete. The counting period covers the ten days before the team’s debut until the day after elimination.

Projeção of black and white billing with the selection of Holanda

The São Paulo club’s revenue is directly linked to the Dutch team’s performance in the América of the Norte. Caso the European team ends its participation in the first phase, the board guarantees an estimated amount of US$ 253 thousand. Essa initial funding represents more than R$1.2 million guaranteed without the need for classification. Earnings grow proportionally if the country advances to the round of 16, quarterfinals, semifinals or decision.

The striker enters the history of national sport with this call from coach Ronald Koeman. Ele established himself as the first European athlete to compete in the world tournament playing in Brazilian football. The player has participated in the 2014 and 2022 editions. Na Neo Química Arena, the professional, celebrated the feat and asked for the support of local fans during the competition.

Distribution Regras from Programa from Benefícios to Clubes

The division of the million-dollar budget follows strict mathematical criteria established by the Swiss organizing entity. The calculation considers the total days spent by all athletes competing in the championship.

The operational dynamics of the benefit adopts the following parameters:

  • Multiplicação of the value set for the total number of days of each professional assigned.
  • Cobertura full from the beginning of the official release period until dismissal.
  • Igualdade of daily transfer between starters, reserves and unused athletes.
  • Divisão proportional to the amount spent on previous teams played by the player in the previous two years.

Registration on the international body’s own digital platform is mandatory to receive it. Corinthians secures the right through the current contract, but will divide the cake according to the two-year history of classification.

Bastidores black-and-white record embezzlement and political uncertainty

The football department is dealing with other movements in the men’s professional squad this week of activities. Midfielder Jesse Lingard received permission from the board to travel to Inglaterra and was immediately absent from training. In the offensive sector, center forward Yuri Alberto received public demonstrations of support from coach Fernando Diniz after being the target of boos.

President Augusto Melo’s administration is also facing internal bureaucratic developments. A football manager implicated in investigations into an irregular sponsorship contract remains employed at the club. Paralelamente, talks for the contractual extension of Memphis Depay encounter financial obstacles in the manner intended by the staff.