FA ‘to give Liverpool ‘£500,000’ for Gerrard injury

The Football Association has confirmed their insurers will pay compensation to Liverpool for Steven Gerrard’s hamstring injury.

The FA gave no amount but the Sun newspaper said it believes Liverpool will pocket £500,000 after their captain pulled the muscle in England’s friendly defeat to France at Wembley on Wednesday.

The 30-year-old has been ruled out for a month, which could have a significant effect on his side’s season after a recent revival came to an end at Stoke last Saturday.

The cash will not come directly from the the FA from an insurance scheme, which has already paid out to Arsenal and Tottenham for injuries sustained by Theo Walcott and Jermain Defoe on international duty this season.

Michael Owen was the subject of one of the more expensive claims when he was injured on World Cup duty in 2006.

The FA are one of the few national associations who run such an insurance scheme.

Wednesday night’s opponents France do not for instance, whilst many smaller nations simply could not afford the premiums to cover their star players.