FIFA foresees revenues of €3.7bn for 2015-2018 -- 20 times more than for 1995-1998

FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) announced projected revenues of $5bn (€3.7bn) over the four year period from 2015 to 2018 in its 2013 financial report, which was approved by 209 affiliated national federations present at the 64^th FIFA congress in Sao Paulo (BRA) on 11/06/2014.

This figure is 20 times that of 1995-1998 ($257m, or €190m), FIFA noted.

54% (€2bn) of the revenue will come from FIFA TV rights and 46% (€1.7bn) from marketing rights (partnerships, hospitality, ticketing).

FIFA's estimated expenditures are $4.9bn (€3.6bn) for the period 2015-2018, 78% of which (€2.8bn) will be invested directly into football, FIFA said. FIFA's estimated budget for the 2018 World Cup in Russia in the 2015-2018 period is €1.59bn.

FIFA will pay an extra €146m to federations and confederations for 2011-2014

• €146m: Supplementary amount to be paid to the 209 national federations and the six confederations by FIFA, announced at the 64^th FIFA congress, Sao Paulo (BRA) on 11/06/2014
  • €554,190 will go to each federation
  • €5.17m will go to each confederation
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