Soccer:The English Football Association have confirmed their insurers will pay compensation, estimated to be close to €600,000, to Liverpool for Steven Gerrard's hamstring injury.
The 30-year-old has been ruled out for a month after picking up the knock in England’s friendly defeat to France at Wembley on Wednesday, which could have a significant effect on his side’s season after a recent revival came to an end at Stoke last Saturday.
The FA have been anxious to point out the cash will not come directly from them but an insurance scheme that has been set up, which has already paid out to Arsenal and Tottenham for injuries sustained by Theo Walcott and Jermain Defoe on international duty this season.