Wednesday, June 07, 2006

Iker Ca$illa$ and Co. could be rich men


The members of the Spanish national team are the potential top earners in a tense competition for the World Cup's biggest bonus pay out, with each player promised a glittering 570,000 euros (US$712,000) pay check if Spain is victorious in the championship final.

Even simple participation in the final, and then failing to win it, would still guarantee each Spanish player [substitutes and bench warmers included] a solid 360,000 euros per-man reward, officials from the Spanish Football Federation said.

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Saudia Arabia's footballers aren't even being offered money at all, with the Saudi Arabia Football Association (SAFF) trying to tempt players with new houses or land. Prince Sultan Fahad Bin Abdulaziz, the SAFF chief, "would be extremely generous," a spokesman said.

Some countries, for reasons best known to them, are keeping the precise details of World Cup bonuses a secret.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Guess they'll have to eat bread and salami and fly coach for a while. Home, home you chokers. Allez les bleus

Anonymous said...

Guess they'll have to eat bread and salami and fly coach for a while. Home, home you chokers. Allez les bleus