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Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal are set to be amongst the top ten earners of compensation from FIFA during the 2018 World Cup.

Clubs are compensated for the use of their players during international tournaments by FIFA as a result of the risks of their stars getting injured while away on international duty, which is the last thing any manager wants a month before the start of a new season.

To do this, FIFA have introduced the World Cup Benefits Program, where clubs will be paid $8,530 per player, per day, regardless of whether that player actually makes it onto the pitch or not during the tournament, while a player's former clubs could receive up to two thirds of the lump sum.

The people at VexCash have worked out who will make the most money from having players at the tournament, and Chelsea come in third behind Real Madrid and Manchester City - receiving £2.630.700 from FIFA for their players, with Madrid earning £2,960,200 while City will take home £2,824,000.

Tottenham, whose Harry Kane will captain England in Russia, are sixth in the table, receiving £2,320,700 from FIFA, behind Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain who will earn £2,384,500 and £2,365,300 respectively.

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Arsenal round off the top ten with £1,703,100, nearly a million less than their rivals from west London, while also placing behind Manchester United, AS Monaco and Bayern Munich.

Meanwhile, Chelsea will also earn £303,700 from former players playing in Russia, the fourth highest total, while Arsenal will earn £182,600 from their former prodigies that will grace the World Cup this summer.

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