I gave up my salary Maori University Students Working at Hardware Store Clashes With 1.4 Trillion Market Value Big Club Munich
Jun 15, 2025
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Adam Bell, 21, took advantage of the opportunity to visit the United States to play in the FIFA Club World Cup in 2025 to book a higher education entrance exam focused on administration, management and business.
The test will be held next Tuesday (17th), after the first group match of the Club World Cup against Munich. The match between Munich and Oakland will be held at Cincinnati Stadium at 1 a.m. on the 16th.
Bell will be tested at a hotel in Chattanooga, Tennessee, which is Oakland's squad base camp. He is studying business administration in New Zealand, but his studies are currently suspended.
Almost all of the players in Oakland are amateur, with most having more than one job. In the case of Bell, he works at a large chain with branches throughout Australia. This chain specializes in hardware, gardening, and interior products.
Bell is said to have already exhausted all of the company's paid leave due to the overseas trip. He also gave up his salary in preparation for the Club World Cup and to play in matches.
Bell is from the Maori people of indigenous New Zealand. He said on the club's SNS, "It's an honor to be able to come to this position as a Maori footballer. I think our ancestors would be proud."
In addition to Munich, Oakland will face Benfica and Boca Juniors one after another.
The market value of Oakland's squad is 4.58 million euros (about 7.2 billion won, Transfermarkt), about 200 times different from Munich (93.5 million euros, about 1.42 trillion won).
Munich defender Kim Min-jae is likely to miss the three consecutive Club World Cup group games in the aftermath of his Achilles injury.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
