Blues get £3.9m for starring role in Russia

FIFA will pay City a record £3.9m as part of its World Cup profit-sharing deal with clubs, the governing body has announced.

Overall, FIFA will share nearly £164m of Russia 2018’s revenues with 416 clubs from 63 countries, nearly three times the amount it handed over after Brazil 2014.

But City will top the list of recipients.

For Russia 2018, clubs that provided players to World Cup teams will receive £6,650 for each day each player spent with their national side.

And the Blues had more players who went further in the competition than any other side, with Kevin de Bruyne and Vincent Kompany in action for Belgium and Kyle Walker, John Stones, Raheem Sterling and Fabian Delph playing for England – both nations reached the semi-finals.

And Benjamin Mendy reached the final with France.

European football’s dominant position in the global game is reflected in the fact that its clubs took three quarters of the total pot, with 38 English clubs sharing more than £29m between them.

Real Madrid earned almost as much as City, and Spurs’ cheque of nearly £3.5m is the third biggest globally.

Barca, Paris St Germain, Chelsea, United, Atletico Madrid, Juventus and Monaco complete the top 10, with both Chelsea and United getting almost £3m each.

City’s FA Cup third round tie at home to Rotherham is scheduled for Sunday, January 6, at 2pm.