Source: Daily_Mail
Gareth Barry boost for England: Fabio Capello 'confident' anchor man will be fit for World Cup
Injury blow: Manchester City's Gareth Barry, right, limps off against Tottenham[LNB]England manager Fabio Capello is "very confident" Gareth Barry will be fit for the World Cup. [LNB]The Manchester City midfielder was expected to be sidelined for four weeks after suffering ankle ligament damage against Tottenham at Eastlands on May 5. [LNB]However, he was included in Capello's provisional 30-man squadearlier this month and scans yesterday provided cause for optimism overthe 29-year-old's fitness for South Africa. [LNB]Capello told SkySports Italia: "His recovery time is shorter than we thought. We aregoing to decide next week. We are very confident." [LNB]Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney on Tuesday played down fearshe was suffering from an ankle problem after being hampered by a groininjury during the latter part of the campaign. [LNB] The Italianadded: "As for Rooney, he's a very important player and he will be inSouth Africa. But he's not more important than the team. He's okay atthe moment - he's recovered and he's 100%." [LNB] Even Chris Waddle couldn't miss with the new World Cup ballI'll play wherever boss Fabio wants!... Carragher admits England U-turn I'll be there! Anchor man Barry tells Capello he will be ready for World Cup [LNB]
