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Old Jun 4, 2010 | 8:56 am
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Originally Posted by Phil the Flyer
According to 'sources at Sky News' Ferdinand is OUT of the World Cup and Capello has Michael Dawson of Tottenham Hotspur on standby to join the squad (didn't realise this was allowed) as a replacement. The way they've both been playing this season I would view this as an improvement!

PS - Apparently Ferdinand's injury was caused by The Donkey (Heskey). At least he's done something useful for the England squad!
You can replace players who are genuinely injured before the tournament starts. After that, tough.

If Ferdinand is out I assume that Gerrard takes over as Captain?
Last edited by baggageinhall; Jun 4, 2010 at 9:02 am Reason: Thought it was confirmed by a proper source, but now realise it is a Sky Source from their resident expert 'Dr Conjecture'
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