Raja Casablanca, invited to the Club World Cup as the champion of Morocco, has defied predictions by qualifying for the final. However, in the final, they will face a football giant in Bayern Munich, the European champion, and a club with a budget significantly larger than Raja’s.
Here is a comparison of the annual budgets of the clubs participating in the Club World Cup:
- Bayern Munich (Germany): €399.3 million
- Atletico Mineiro (Brazil): €178,080,000
- Guangzhou (China): €55,134,330
- Monterrey (Mexico): €54,332,700
- Al Ahly (Egypt): €17,368,650
In contrast, Raja Casablanca has an annual budget of €4,898,850, almost 100 times less than Bayern Munich and significantly lower than the other participating clubs. To put it in perspective, the highest-paid player in Morocco receives around €48,000 per year, while Franck Ribery of Bayern Munich earns approximately €10.5 million annually, nearly double Raja’s entire budget.
