With Kane's curse finally broken, Bayern eye Club World Cup treasures

FRESH from lifting a first team title of his career, Harry Kane and Bayern Munich head to the Club World Cup in the US eyeing more than just another shot at silverware.

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Long on the receiving end of jibes about not winning a team trophy in his 15-year career despite a glittering array of individual honours, the 31-year-old striker finally broke through when Bayern won the Bundesliga this season.

Besides adding another title to Bayern's bulging trophy cabinet, a Club World Cup win would be incredibly lucrative for the German giants.

In a bid to boost club buy-in for the expanded tournament, FIFA has put together a whopping $1 billion prize money pool, with the winner expected to pocket $125 million.

As with most of the big European sides competing in the tournament, Bayern have been handed a relatively simple task in the group stages.

Bayern face Auckland City in Cincinnati on Sunday, before rounding out the group stage with matches against Boca Juniors in Miami and Benfica in Charlotte.

Member-run Bayern may dwarf all but a handful of European rivals financially, but the Club World Cup money could make an important difference at an uncertain time.