FIFA to pay out $100M in extra cash to help cover World Cup teams’ costs in North America

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FIFA is paying out more than $100 million in extra cash to World Cup teams to help cover higher-than-expected costs of being in North America. FIFA’s ruling council agreed Tuesday to increase the basic payments to each federation by $2 million to a minimum of $12.5 million. The governing body is expecting revenue of at least $11 billion for the tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico that starts June 11. Some of the 48 federations, especially from Europe, told FIFA that the prize

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