The ‘virus FIFA’ has hit hard FC Barcelonathe club most punished by far of the LaLiga teams in this first national team break. Koundé, De Jong, Memphis Depay, Dembele’s y Araujo they have become hit or injured. The most serious cases are those of the Dutch striker, who will be out for a little over a month and, especially, that of the Uruguayan center-back, who will undergo surgery this Wednesday due to the adductor tendon rupture length of the right leg suffered in their match against Iran.
This injury supposes to the central miss the World Cup for sure and a real headache for Xavi, since it affects one of the pillars of the team. Being a long term injuryhigher than minimum of 28 days which establishes the FIFABarcelona will receive a compensation by the highest body in the world of football as stipulated in its Club Protection Program, which “offers coverage to all professional footballers who have an employment contract with a football club 6 Technical Bulletin of the FIFA Club Protection Program and have been transferred to an federation for ‘A’ international matches of the ‘A’ national team, female or male, for which there is an obligation to release the players in accordance with the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Football Players. FIFA.”
Compensation amount
The final figure that Barcelona will receive for the injury of Araujo is variable, being able to reach 20,548 euros per day with a maximum duration of one year, which would mean 7.500.000 euros in the worst case. “The program pays football clubs a maximum compensation of up to EUR 7,500,000 per footballer and accident. The maximum of EUR 7,500,000 is calculated according to a daily proportional compensation of up to EUR 20,548 (1/365), payable as maximum 365 days. The maximum daily compensation is limited to 20,548 euros per accident. The maximum capacity (“total limit”) of the FIFA Club Protection Program is 80 000 000 euros per year.
In the case of Depay It is also contemplated that Barça is entitled to compensation since his injury is estimated to last a little over a month, exceeding the aforementioned period of 28 days to access said compensation. Thus, FC Barcelona could get to charge up to 41,096 euros per day for both players.
How compensation is calculated
However, it seems difficult for FIFA to pay that amount in full since, according to what appears in the conditions of the Club Protection Program, “the compensation payable based solely on fixed salary that the football club pays the footballer directly as its employee. Compensation does not include variable amounts, bonuses, payments that are not made regularly, and bonuses, including, but not limited to, performance or recruitment bonuses, appearance fees, or expenses.”
