Kerala Blasters FC sought compensation from FIFA over an injury of their defender Sandesh Jhingan.

Claims made by Goal.com do not have backing from FIFA or club officials. The narrative has not been picked up by any mainstream media either.

Claims made by Goal.com do not have backing from FIFA or club officials. The narrative has not been picked up by any mainstream media either. Sandesh Jhingan is an Indian professional football player who currently plays as a center back for ATK Mohun Bagan in the Indian Super League and the Indian national team.

During a practice match against NorthEast United FC, he twisted his knee in an off-the-ball incident which caused a rupture in his Anterior Cruciate Ligament(ACL). Following this, he had been ruled out from the FIFA World Cup qualifier held against Bangladesh on October 15, 2019. He also missed the entire 2019-20 Indian Super League(ISL)because of his long-term injury.

On May 21, 2020, Kerala Blasters announced they had parted ways with Jhingan on mutual consent.

Goal.com has reported that Kerala Blasters claimed compensation from FIFA for Sandesh Jhingan's injury and received an amount of 70 Lakhs for his recovery. The article claims that the club has used FIFA's Club Protection Programme(CPP) and filed a claim request within 28 days from the injury incident date, as per the FIFA mandate. It is mentioned that the club has received the first installment of their compensation a year later, and it is the first Indian club to avail themselves of this benefit.

Logically has contacted FIFA and the club for clarification. Thus, we cannot currently validate the claim.