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Saturday, 7/18, 01:59 AM
The World Cup winner takes home $50 million, and the IRS takes a cut
- The team that lifts the World Cup trophy on Sunday will earn about $50 million from FIFA, the richest payout in the tournament's history.
- But because so much of this World Cup was played on American soil, the winners will also meet an American reality: the IRS, and a patchwork of state taxes, want a share.