Show me the money!

April 11th, 2006 | By: Ian | 5 Comments »

One development out of Spain’s get-together yesterday in Madrid was the finalization of World Cup bonuses for Spain players. Depending on how far the team goes in the tournament, each Spain player earns a bonus.

If Spain wins the World Cup, each player is awarded 540,000 euros.
360,000 euros to reach the finals.
210,000 euros to reach the semifinals.
90,000 euros to reach the quarterfinals.

A little extra motivation, if you will.

How would I spend the money? Glad you asked.

540,000 euros: Down payment on a Las Vegas strip condominium. I’ll figure out how to pay for the rest of it later.
360,000 euros: Bring a real professional basketball team to my hometown. I’m not sure how far I would get with 360,000 euros, but I bet I could get further than the Portland Trail Blazers.
210,000 euros: Find some land, create a soccer field of dreams. If you build it, Romario will come.
90,000 euros: One of these in monaco blue metallic, please.

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Comments

By Luis Paulo | April 11th, 2006 at 2:07 pm

Now tell me why Spain is being staiing in such a cheap hotel?

By Paulo | April 11th, 2006 at 2:51 pm

Spain could offer its players a billion dollars each for a World Cup win because they’ll never have to pay out.

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By Jaime | April 11th, 2006 at 7:24 pm

It makes me laugh ;)…. Why? If you are Spanish it’s Funny… Cause you must know how the Spanish are!!! They are SO F****** Tight, I have to admit I am Spanish and I’m tight!! ha ha ha ha ha ha….
But Football is the National Sport and they should aleast once let it go and have Big prize money and Nice Hotel.

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By mike | April 12th, 2006 at 4:15 pm

raul rules :

spain will win the cup

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By Score for Angola, Get Free Roaming Minutes - FIFA World Cup 2006 - World Cup 2006 Blog | May 19th, 2006 at 11:55 am

[...] The World Cup players will be playing for a lot more than pride of country in Germany. They’ll be hoping to cash in on their team’s success. Portugal’s players are set to make 275,000 euros if they win the title. Spain is offering its players 540,000 euros for a championship. Nike will pay Brazil $6 million for a World Cup win. What about our favorite team, Angola? [...]

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