Rio Ferdinand, England’s team captain, suffered an injury while training on Friday morning and was reported to have been taken to the hospital to avail a knee scan.

The team was starting to be composed especially when Gareth Barry returned to train. He is likely to be an opening midfielder in their opening World Cup game against USA. However, Ferdinand’s sudden injury has worried the entire team.

So as not to further aggravate the problem, Ferdinand was immediately taken to the hospital so that the problem could be assessed. England manager Fabio Capello hopes it is nothing serious and that England will have their captain back soon. “He has just gone to hospital for a scan. We hope it will not be so bad an injury but we have Michael Dawson on call” he says.

Asked how the injury came about, Capello replied, “It came from a minor tackle during the training. How bad is it? We will have to wait and see.”

This isn’t supposed to be a big thing as Ferdinand has been no stranger to injuries. Last season, he was only able to start in 12 league games due to various injuries and fitness problems. This time, it’s a big thing though as the next stage they will perform in is the 2010 South Africa World Cup.

On the lighter side, Barry’s return is still a cause for jubilation as there had been doubts if he could recover on time. Barry had suffered an ankle injury in a previous Premier League game.