Phew! John Terry returns to Chelsea training as England and Chelsea breathe sigh of relief

13 May 2010 09:22
England and Chelsea breathed a sight of relief after it was confirmed that John Terry had returned to training on Thursday morning ahead of this weekend's FA Cup final.[LNB]It had been feared the Blues captain - and ex-England skipper - could be out of both Saturday's showpiece and the WorldCup when news emerged of an incident during training on Wednesday. It was thoughtTerry might have suffered a fractured metatarsal after landingawkwardly in a challenge with Daniel Sturridge. [LNB]Terry walked off the pitch but was taken to the Weybridge Diagnostic Clinic for a scan, but the centre-back had suffered no serious damage and now looks set to line up for Chelsea against Portsmouth at Wembley.[LNB] Fighting fit: John Terry is set to lead Chelsea out in the FA Cup final[LNB]Terry left the clinic with a boot on his injured foot but last night issued a statement saying: 'I took a slight knock in training but with such an importantmatch on Saturday the right course of action was to put a protectiveboot on my right foot and have a scan. [LNB]'The scan has shown there is nobreak and I am hoping to play in the FA Cup final.'[LNB]An earlierstatement from Chelsea had said: 'John Terry has today taken a knock intraining and has gone to hospital for a scan on his right foot. He leftCobham walking freely in a protective boot, and we await the resultswhich are expected on Thursday.'[LNB] I'll be fit, Fabio! Terry injury scare but he insists he'll be fit for FA Cup finalTerry boost: Injured England star expected to be ready for World Cup Terry's World Cup dream in serious doubt as metatarsal curse hits defenderCHELSEA FC

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