THE CANARY WAS 'KO' AFTER THE DUEL AGAINST GERMANY
The date on which FIFA would have to start compensating FC Barcelona for Pedri's injury
Published:6/07/2024 - 14:57h
Updated:6/07/2024 - 15:06h
The unfortunate injury of Pedri González in the duel between the Spain team and Germany in the Euro Cup could imply financial compensation for FC Barcelona through the FIFA Club Protection Program. This program would be activated once certain conditions are met
The commitment of quarter-finals of the Eurocopa 2024 between Spain and Germany, in spite of the big victory of 'The Red' by 2-1, with some dyes épicos because of how developed the 'bump', left a flavour something agridulce for the selected Luis de la Fuente and, of course, for the FC Barcelona, translated in the unlucky injury of Pedri González. The one of Tegueste came reencontrándose with his best version futbolística in this contest, but to the minute 7 of the clash against the Teutonics, was victim of a hard entrance by part of Toni Kroos that it left it out of fight.
Although they still have not made medical proofs to determine the exact scope of the injury, the Real Federation of Spanish Football (RFEF) in a communiqué suggested that the '8' of the combined Barcelona could be confronting a possible lateral sprain internal in the left knee. This type of physical mishap could require a time of recovery of roughly a month and half, what would involve that it would lose what subtracts of the Eurocopa with 'The Red' and possibly the start of the season 2024/25 with the FC Barcelona.
The FIFA would have to indemnify to the FC Barcelona by the injury of Pedri González
Now, the combined Catalan, after this unlucky incident, could be receiving a compensation by part of the FIFA, since the talentoso midfield player lesionó while it represented to his selection in an international tournament. According to the Program of Protection of Clubs of the maximum body rector of the balompié to world-wide level, the player has to be of drop during more than 28 consecutive days so that the program go in in force. Once passed this period, as it quotes textualmente in his legal documentation associated to this program, the FIFA "will provide a compensation to the clubs (basing in the fixed wage of the footballer) in the supposed that the footballers of the national selection «To» of the federation that participate in international parties suffer physical injuries owing to an accident".
Besides, the at present chaired organisation by Gianni Infantino, also does upsetting in the fact that the maximum compensation that can receive by a player is of 7,5 M€. This compensation calculates in function of a daily payment during the time of inability, with a maximum limit of a year (365 days) and a daily maximum quantity of 20,548 € by physical mishap.
Therefore, the FC Barcelona could begin to receive this compensation from 2 August, date in which, of not to have recovered already of his injury, would have fulfilled the 28 days of continuous drop of Pedri González. The mount exact of the compensation will depend of the fixed wage of the player, that, according to the metric of 'Capology', rises at present to a total of 9,380,000 million gross euros annual and 180,385 € gross by week.