Chelsea and Manchester City could earn a whopping £97m from this summer’s revamped Club World Cup.
Previously an annual tournament contested by seven teams, the updated competition will now feature 32 clubs and take place once every four years, with this year’s tournament set for the United States between June 15 and July 13.
Teams from each of the six international football confederations will be competing – Asia (AFC), Africa (Caf), North and Central America (Concacaf), South America (Conmebol), Oceania (OFC) and Europe (Uefa) – with City and Chelsea two of the 12 European teams thanks to their Champions League wins in 2023 and 2021 respectively.
Liverpool would have been included as a result of reaching the 2022…