25-02-2010, 02:37 PM
Also out of England friendly...says he could be out for 2 weeks
Rio will miss England game
New skipper forced onto sidelines with back injury
New England captain Rio Ferdinand will miss the Wembley friendly against Egypt on Wednesday because of his back injury.
Ferdinand was handed the armband by Fabio Capello after John Terry was stripped of the honour earlier this month following a series of allegations over his private life.
But the Manchester United defender, who has already missed a significant chunk of the season due to problems with his back, is now back in the treatment room.
The central defender was expected to return following a four-game domestic suspension in Tuesday night's 3-0 victory over West Ham at Old Trafford but was not included in the squad.
Red Devils boss Sir Alex Ferguson revealed after the game that the former West Ham and Leeds man had suffered a recurrence of his injury and immediately ruled him out of Sunday's Carling Cup final against Aston Villa.
And the Scot has now admitted that Ferdinand will not recover from the problem in time to lead his country, with vice captain Steven Gerrardset to assume the role.
Obvious
"He won't be fit for the England game," said Ferguson. "That is obvious."
Ferguson is not overly interested in Three Lions affairs and is more upset at losing Ferdinand to a back injury that has plagued him for 18 months just as Nemanja Vidic was returning to his starting line-up.
"It is a blow for us because I was looking forward to having Ferdinand and Vidic back on Tuesday," said the Scot. "Unfortunately, it wasn't to be.
"You never know with back injuries and we have been through this before, but we don't think it is too serious.
"I don't think he will be fit for the AC Milan game but I don't think it will be long afterwards. We think he could be back in two weeks."
Never discussed
Ferguson has rejected suggestions that Ferdinand could need to cut back on his international responsibilities to ensure he remains fresh for club action.
Ryan Giggs' career at the very highest level has been maintained in part by the midfielder's decision to retire from action with Wales in 2007
But Ferguson does not believe 31-year-old Ferdinand has any need to follow a similar course of action.
"I don't think we are at the stage where he should be concentrating on one part of his life in terms of international and domestic football," said Ferguson.
"That has never been any issue.
"I have never discussed it with him and I don't think he has ever thought about that himself."
source: skysports.com
Rio will miss England game
New skipper forced onto sidelines with back injury
New England captain Rio Ferdinand will miss the Wembley friendly against Egypt on Wednesday because of his back injury.
Ferdinand was handed the armband by Fabio Capello after John Terry was stripped of the honour earlier this month following a series of allegations over his private life.
But the Manchester United defender, who has already missed a significant chunk of the season due to problems with his back, is now back in the treatment room.
The central defender was expected to return following a four-game domestic suspension in Tuesday night's 3-0 victory over West Ham at Old Trafford but was not included in the squad.
Red Devils boss Sir Alex Ferguson revealed after the game that the former West Ham and Leeds man had suffered a recurrence of his injury and immediately ruled him out of Sunday's Carling Cup final against Aston Villa.
And the Scot has now admitted that Ferdinand will not recover from the problem in time to lead his country, with vice captain Steven Gerrardset to assume the role.
Obvious
"He won't be fit for the England game," said Ferguson. "That is obvious."
Ferguson is not overly interested in Three Lions affairs and is more upset at losing Ferdinand to a back injury that has plagued him for 18 months just as Nemanja Vidic was returning to his starting line-up.
"It is a blow for us because I was looking forward to having Ferdinand and Vidic back on Tuesday," said the Scot. "Unfortunately, it wasn't to be.
"You never know with back injuries and we have been through this before, but we don't think it is too serious.
"I don't think he will be fit for the AC Milan game but I don't think it will be long afterwards. We think he could be back in two weeks."
Never discussed
Ferguson has rejected suggestions that Ferdinand could need to cut back on his international responsibilities to ensure he remains fresh for club action.
Ryan Giggs' career at the very highest level has been maintained in part by the midfielder's decision to retire from action with Wales in 2007
But Ferguson does not believe 31-year-old Ferdinand has any need to follow a similar course of action.
"I don't think we are at the stage where he should be concentrating on one part of his life in terms of international and domestic football," said Ferguson.
"That has never been any issue.
"I have never discussed it with him and I don't think he has ever thought about that himself."
source: skysports.com