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Editor’s note: This is an updated version of an article that first appeared on The Athletic in May 2025. For an insight into the one-upmanship between FIFA, the world football governing body, and UEFA, its European counterpart, let us begin with an anecdote about the prize money for last summer’s FIFA Club World Cup. A…

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