Fifa to hand out $1bn prize pot at expanded Club World Cup

  • A quarter of prize money will go to clubs not taking part
  • Winners may take home as much as $100m in summer

Fifa are to distribute $1bn (£775m) in prize money as part of the expanded Club World Cup this summer, with a target of $250m to go to clubs not taking part in the competition.

The size of the prize fund is likely turn heads across the game. Some estimates suggest the winning club in the 32 team tournament could take home as much as $100m (£77.5m); this would be equivalent to winning the Uefa Champions League, but after playing only six matches.

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Scottie Scheffler loses to 10-handicap amateur in Arnold Palmer buildup

  • World No 1 jokes about ‘confidence boost’ after defeat
  • McIlroy: ‘I don’t think the PGA Tour needs a LIV deal’

The secret to beating Scottie Scheffler has emerged at last: place him in a duel against a 10-handicapper.

Scheffler’s domination of professional golf has led to him winning 18 times since early 2022. He is the undisputed world No 1, who this week will chase a third Arnold Palmer Invitational in four attempts. The Texan used pre-tournament media duties at Bay Hill to reveal he is fallible, including in dramatic circumstances to an amateur friend with whom he faced off in Dallas at the weekend.

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UK’s richest can boost climate action but need to cut outsized emissions – study

Study finds wealthy have larger carbon footprints but are uniquely positioned to have positive effects

Better-off Britons are well placed to accelerate the transition towards low-carbon technologies, but only if they are prepared to curb their excessive consumption to lower their outsized carbon footprints, a study has found.

Researchers found people from the richest 10% in the UK were more likely to invest in electric vehicles, heat pumps and other clean energy alternatives, and were more likely to support green policies.

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High hemlines and power shoulders: Stella McCartney goes full-on 80s glamour in Paris

British designer’s fashion week show Laptop to Lapdance attracts stars such as Kate Moss and Cameron Diaz

On the second day of Paris fashion week, Stella McCartney took Kate Moss, Cameron Diaz and Brigitte Macron to the fourth floor of a tower block, where she turned an imaginary office space into a full-on 80s glamour assault.

Hemlines were high, but the thigh-tracing boots peeking out from under suits were somehow higher. Pole dancers spun in crystal leotards by photocopiers, and through lace tights we even got a bare bottom. “I wanted to bring the sexy back,” said McCartney backstage. “It’s all legal!”

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