Spanish soccer players got a bizarre reward for winning the World Cup that’ll probably spoil in a week or two
Fox News's OutKick reported on an unusual reward given to Spanish football players after their World Cup win, though the article text available cuts off before detailing exactly what the perishable prize was. The piece is framed alongside a separate story about Spain's tournament winnings, noting that the squad's reported $50 million FIFA prize money has drawn attention from US lawmakers over whether it could be subject to federal taxation.
A video accompanying the piece shows US House lawmakers questioning, on a bipartisan basis, whether the Internal Revenue Service should be entitled to a share of Spain's World Cup prize fund. The article itself begins by noting that the rewards of winning a major tournament extend beyond the trophy to prize money, endorsements and public adulation, before introducing the players' unconventional prize, which was expected to spoil within one to two weeks.
- Spanish World Cup winners reportedly received an unusual, perishable prize
- Spain's $50 million FIFA winnings face possible US federal taxation
- US House lawmakers questioned IRS involvement in Spain's prize money