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Injury boost for England
21/06/2006: Sven-Goran Eriksson has been boosted by the news on the fitness of Rio Ferdinand as a scan shows no damage.
After Michael Owen was ruled out of action for at least five months with a knee ligament injury suffered in the second minute in the 2-2 draw with Sweden, the England coach was left sweating over the fitness of Ferdinand, who was forced out of Tuesday night's game after 56 minutes with a groin problem.
However, a scan has shown no damage suffered and the Manchester United star is hopeful of starting England's second-round clash with Ecuador on Sunday.
There is also good news concerning Gary Neville, who went along with Owen and Ferdinand to the clinic to have a scan on his calf injury, as he is making good progress in his recovery.
FA director of communications Adrian Bevington said on the FA's official website: "Rio Ferdinand and and Gary Neville's injuries were scanned today at the team's base camp in Baden Baden. Both scans provided positive news.
"Rio picked up a groin injury during the match with Sweden last night.
"However, today's scan result was clear. Rio will now continue to be assessed by the medical staff on a daily basis ahead of Sunday's match with Ecuador.
"Gary Neville's scan was also positive. His calf injury which has kept him out of the past two games showed significant improvement. Gary will continue his rehab tomorrow with fieldwork under the supervision of physio Gary Lewin."
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