Liverpool football club’s manager Rafael Benitez has criticised FIFA saying clubs should be compensated when their players are injured while on international duty. Benitez's outburst came after France and Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse broke his leg in a World Cup warm-up match against China.

"There are wages to pay and also we can't sell the player,'' he said in a story on Liverpool FC's web site. "It's clear there is a problem with the rules. As a club, not only have we lost a player we have lost big money.''

Cisse was expected to be sold to Marseille for eight million pounds after an alleged fallout with Benitez. With the 24-year-old out until Christmas after having surgery on his leg, Benitez won't be able to sell him and use the transfer funds to bolster the team.

"FIFA should insure the value of the players they want to participate [in the World Cup],'' he said. "If they're not prepared to pay for this, OK, maybe the clubs should say the players can't play.''

FIFA introduced a special insurance pool this year to cover the costs if a player is injured at the World Cup. It amounts to 15 million Swiss francs or five percent of the tournament's prize pool.