Sizzling Over French Fries: BVB Boss Watzke Tones Down Club World Cup Prize Potential
Club World Cup award funds, according to BVB manager Watze, have been detailed.
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The Club World Cup, an international football tournament unifying teams across all continents, is heating up the competition. Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, both German powerhouses, are setting their sights on the historic title.
"It's a formidable task on the field - and the chance to capture the first global title across all nations. That would mark history," Bayern's CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen told Borussia Dortmund's CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke in a chat with Munich Mercury/tz media group.
"Every die-hard football fan remembers that Uruguay won the inaugural World Cup in 1930. The same will be said about the first Club World Cup winner," Watzke underscored. The tournament, held in the US, attracts 32 teams from June to mid-July. Only Bayern and Dortmund represent the Bundesliga.
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With eyes on the prize, Watzke pointed out the alluring economical aspect: "European clubs are hot as French fries grease - no one is letting up for a second." Dreesen echoed this sentiment, stressing the tournament's attractiveness: "The financial reward is substantial."
Context Note: Club World Cup's 2025 edition is set to feature a prize pool of US$1 billion, but the specific sum and breakdown for the 2021 tournament remains unclear.
The 2025 tournament will dish out a grand total of $1 billion, of which the winner can potentially take home $125 million in prize money. However, this enormous sum must be shared among the participants, taking into account annual Champions League matches, performance incentives, travel expenses, and the quadrennial nature of the Club World Cup.
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Both football executives remained coy about prediction his team's title chances. "It's similar to the Champions League: We want to progress through each phase. But we shouldn't get overconfident – any team can surprise us," Watzke stated. "Our goal is always to win titles. But first, we need to advance through the group stage and reach the knockout rounds," Dreesen clarified.
Watzke expects at least one European team to bag the trophy, "possibly two." He prefaced Paris Saint-Germain, who recently secured their first Champions League victory, as the strongest contenders: "A top-tier team now ready to give their all right up to the end. They are the team I trust the most."
Source: ntv.de, ara/dpa
Context Insight: In the Club World Cup, the total prize purse was approximately $10–20 million in 2021, with the winner taking home around $5 million. The 2025 tournament boasts a prize pool of US$1 billion, with a champion potentially earning up to $125 million in total.
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Despite the financial attractiveness of the Club World Cup, Bayern's CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen emphasized that the tournament's potential prize money should not overshadow the importance of football on the field.
