What is the weight of the World Cup awards for Palmeiras finances?

Eliminated in the Wednesdays, Verdon invoices almost R $ 216 million in the tournament

Photo: Francois Nel/AFP Palmeiras says goodbye to the Club World Cup with millionaire awards

O Palm trees He said goodbye to Club World Cup last Fridayafter the defeat to the Chelseanas quarterfinals. Despite the elimination, the alviverde club returns from the United States with a important reinforcement for cashier: they were US $ 39.82 million (R $ 215.9 million) in prizes accumulated along the tournament.

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The amount refers to Participation in the competitionto the bonuses for phase advance and to sports performance in the group stage – Wins and draws also generate revenue.

📊 See the award received by Palmeiras:

  • Participation in the group phase: US $ 15.2 million
  • Performance in the group stage: US $ 4 million (1 victory + 2 draws)
  • Octaves: US $ 7.5 million
  • Quarterfinals: US $ 13.1 million
  • Gross total: US $ 39.82 million (R $ 215.9 million)

🔸 The values ​​are gross and will still suffer tax discounts in the USA

🏦 The impact on the budget

Em December 2024the Palmeiras Deliberative Council approved the budget of R $ 1.038 billion for 2025. of that total, the club projected R $ 64.2 million in awards throughout the year. Only with the R $ 216 million from the World Cup, Verdon already exceeded Three times this goal.

That is, even with early elimination, the FIFA tournament yielded to the club 20.8% of all revenue forecast in the year.

📈 Representativeness in projected recipes:

  • 💸 Athlete negotiation (R $ 301.5 million):
    → The award is equivalent to 71,6% of the forecast revenue with players sales.
  • 🤝 Sponsorship and Licensing (R $ 237.1 million):
    → The award 91,0% of this source of revenue.
  • 📺 Transmission rights (R $ 172.3 million):
    → The awards correspond to impressive 125,3% of the forecast with TV.

Even without title, Palmeiras almost equal to the sponsorship, surpassed the TV e arrived close to players’ sales Only with performance in the World Cup. A clear sample of how Competition directly impacts financial health of the South American clubs.

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