In a rare instance in Indian football, a club has received monetary compensation from FIFA for one of its player's long-term injury. The club in question is Kerala Blasters and the player is Sandesh Jhingan.
Jhingan missed the entire 2019-20 Indian Super League (ISL) season with a knee injury that he picked up during a practice match while playing for the India national team against NorthEast United ahead of the Blue Tigers' FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
The 27year-old twisted his knee in an off-the-ball incident, causing a rupture in his Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) and it was confirmed that the defender will be out of action for months.