FIFA is set to donate $1 from every ticket sold to this year’s Club World Cup to its Global Citizen Education Fund.
The Fund comes after FIFA entered into a partnership with Global Citizen, which is an international education organisation that aims to end extreme poverty and promote social justice.
The initiative seeks to raise $100m (£75m/€88m) to provide access to education and football for children around the world.
“Last summer, I joined the Global Citizen Festival to announce a major partnership between FIFA and Global Citizen, and to reveal the cities that will host the first FIFA Club World Cup to be held in the US. Today, we are announcing the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund, a new initiative to raise money from philanthropies, businesses and the public to support global learning,” said FIFA president Gianni Infantino.
“I’m pleased to announce that one dollar from every ticket sold to the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 will go to the fund. Football unites the world, and over the coming years we will harness that unity to improve education for millions of children globally.”
Additionally, proceeds from tickets sold to live music and entertainment events will also support the fund, with artists including The Weeknd pledging their support.
“The FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund represents a bold step towards a world where every child, no matter where they’re born, has access to education and opportunity,” said Global Citizen co-founder and chief executive, Hugh Evans.
“By harnessing the transformative power of football and music, we are going to raise $100 million. Together with our incredible partners FIFA, we’re investing in a better world where every child has the chance to thrive.”
The FIFA Club World Cup is scheduled to run from June 14 to July 13 this year in the US.