World Cup opportunity beckons for Gerrard

Back in February I raised the question of Rio Ferdinand's fitness and his continuing injury problems, asking "how long can this go on?". Well now we have our answer.

At the time it seemed to me that someone who hardly played and was the subject of much speculation about his ability to play more than three games before breaking down deserved some serious scrutiny before the job of England captain became his.

Read the full article at World Cup Bafana Bafana 2010.

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