Capello warns Ferdinand he has to be fit for World Cup selection.Byline: ANI London, Nov. 8 (ANI): England football coach Fabio Capello Fabio Capello (born June 18, 1946 in San Canzian d'Isonzo, Gorizia) is an Italian football manager and former professional player who most recently coached Real Madrid. has warned Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand Rio Gavin Ferdinand (born November 7, 1978 in Peckham, London) is an English footballer of mixed St Lucian and Anglo-Irish descent. He plays at centre-back for Manchester United in the FA Premier League and at the international level for the England national football team. that his national team call up for next year's World Cup in South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. will depend solely on him being match fit. Capello last night ended Ledley King's hopes of making it to South Africa, as the Tottenham defender is no longer able to train properly. Capello will not tolerate tol·er·ate v. 1. To allow without prohibiting or opposing; permit. 2. To put up with; endure. 3. To have tolerance for a substance or pathogen. any player who thinks they can fool him by claiming they will recover in time for the big games just to ensure selection for the 23-man squad. Even if Ferdinand makes a surprise Manchester United return against Chelsea today, Capello is unlikely to risk the player further by taking him to Doha for next week's friendly against Brazil. News of The World quoted Capello, as saying: "Rio Ferdinand is one of the best centre-backs in the world but needs to be properly fit to play for England. "I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. if he will be fit to play against Chelsea. We will see. Then I will decide about the Brazil game. But, yes, I have heard the rumours he could be out for six or eight weeks. There is still a long time to go to the World Cup. By then I hope he will not have a problem and is playing before we go," he added. "If that is the case, there is no problem. But if he is not playing in the games ahead of the World Cup, that is a problem. As it is for every player," he said. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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