Business of Sports

The Cup With a $1 Billion Prize Pot Few Know About

FIFA’s Club World Cup starts next weekend in the US, in case you hadn’t heard.

The FIFA Club World Cup 2025 trophy at BMO Stadium on May 31, in Los Angeles.

Photographer: Jessie Alcheh/Getty Images North America
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This week we look at a sporting event that’s bringing the best players from across the world to play for a $1 billion prize pot, and very few people have a clue it’s happening. Then we catch up with the gossip from the NBA Finals.

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