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As we announced earlier, the defender of the English national team and the club injured his foot during the weekend English Premier League match against Watford, and there were doubts whether he would be able to represent his country in the first European Championship qualifying matches. However, it has now been clarified that the Englishman's injury is not serious and he is ready to play.
Initially, it was thought that Ferdinand had broken his toe, but after an X-ray and more detailed examinations, it turned out that no bones were broken and the player had only suffered a strong bruise.
It is no secret that Ferdinand, along with John Terry, are the main pillars of the English national team defense, and his absence would have been a serious problem for the new team coach Steve McLaren, who has already lost midfielder Joe Cole, defenders Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville, and forward Wayne Rooney, who is suspended and will also miss the first two qualifying matches.
The English national team will start the 2008 Euro Championship qualifying matches with games against Andorra and Macedonia.
