12 Nov 2020 11:34:11
Morning Ed's,

I deem to remember this question being asked a long time ago, but I could not find it, so I thought I would ask again.

If a player is injured on international duty, does the club he plays for get compensated?

Obviously the club will have to continue paying wages for a player who can't now play, and will look into treatment plans they may incur them additional medical costs.

Does the countries FA take on any of this, or is it an accepted risk of players playing internationally?

Appreciate your insight on this.

{Ed002's Note - In the Premier League most players are insured against long term injuries and clubs can, if they want, claim against the insurance with due consideration of the implications of what happens with the premiums. In some case players will be too much of a liability to insure. In terms of injuries sustained on international duty, claims can often be made against the insurance carried by the International FA concerned - although generally it covers much lower amounts given wages are so high in England. African nations do not all carry insurance.}

12 Nov 2020 11:41:12
Thanks ED02. Seems like the club just has to eat the costs overall then. Appreciate you taking the time to reply.

12 Nov 2020 12:44:18
Insurance claims could possibly be our main source of income this season. Lol.