FIFA may be forced to pay Al-Hilal £6.5 MILLION after Neymar's heartbreaking ACL injury

Neymar had to be stretchered off in tears after going down with a knee injury during Brazil's World Cup qualifying clash against Uruguay.

Al-Hilal later confirmed that the attacker has suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury and will have to undergo surgery as he faces a long period on the sidelines.

World football's governing body has an insurance policy - the FIFA Club Protection Programme (CPP) - that will pay a player's salary from 28 days to a year with a maximum of £6.5m if they are injured while on international duty. That means the policy will have to hand that maximum figure over to Al-Hilal.

Having the injured Neymar on their books will cost Al-Hilal much more than £6.5 million, however. The player is on a deal that will cost a reported £276 million ($351m) over a two-year spell.

Neymar's time in Saudi Arabia has been far from smooth since his arrival in August. He missed the first four Saudi Pro League matches for which he was eligible due to a muscle issue and has featured just five times this season, scoring one goal.

Neymar will commence his recovery from the awful injury while Al-Hilal will go on to meet Al-Khaleej in the league on Sunday.