BRUSSELS: Europe's elite clubs will demand about 20 percent of the profits from the 2006 World Cup in exchange for dropping opposition to other FIFA competitions such as the Club World Championship and Confederations Cup.
A formula linking “compensation” to national team call-ups for the World Cup finals in Germany in three years' time was hammered out on Tuesday at a meeting of the G14 group, which represents 18 of Europe's leading clubs.
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