In the last match of the Brazilian National Team corresponding to the CONMEBOL Qualifiers heading to the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada, Neymar suffered a severe injury that sidelined him from the game and after several studies confirmed that he suffered a break. of the cruciate ligament and the meniscus of the left knee and will be out of the football fields for a period of time that will range between 6 to 8 months.
Brazilian star Neymar will undergo surgery to overcome the injuries he suffered with the Brazilian National Team in the recent match against Uruguay in Montevideo. However, it is almost a fact that he will miss the entire season, a major setback for Al-Hilal, the arabian club that made a large financial outlay this summer to sign him form Paris Saint-Germain.
But... Within FIFA there is the FIFA Club Protection Program, extended until 2026, created precisely so that the mother body of football worldwide compensates the clubs when one of their players is injured with the national team in competitions of FIFA and is unable to compete for his club for more than 28 consecutive days after the injury. Thus, the Arab club could initiate a claim to FIFA for the corresponding compensation from the day of the injury, October 10 against Uruguay, and it would be a giant amount of money.
The millions that Al-Hilal would receive for Neymar's injury with Uruguay
As noted by the spanish website Sport, the team of the brazilian star could claim a hefty sum of money from FIFA under the FIFA Club Protection Programme. According to what they shared, based on the words of a Sports Law specialist, he could receive an initial payment of 1.5 million euros and then he would receive monthly payments until Neymar recovers. “FIFA covers a maximum of one year of injury and the amount of compensation is limited to €7.5M, with the maximum amount paid per day in which the player cannot play being €20,548", explained Eduardo Carlezzo, partner of Carlezzo Advogados and specialist in Sports Law.
