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Club World Cup ‘cash grab’: What’s the MLS vs players pay dispute about?
Club players in the US are at odds with their league over the compensation money from the Club World Cup 2025.
![Players of Seattle Sounders FC registered their protest over the ongoing pay dispute with Major League Soccer by wearing shirts emblazoned with 'Club World Cup Ca$h Grab' during their warm-up session before their match against the Minnesota United FC at Lumen Field in Seattle, Washington, the United States on June 1, 2025 [Olivia Vanni/Getty Images via AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/AFP__20250602__2218160239__v3__HighRes__SeattleSoundersFcVMinnesotaUnitedFc-1749471172.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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