Terry ruled out of England qualifier

Updated 20.16 Thu Oct 11 2007
Keywords: Rio Ferdi nand, Steve McClaren, Ashley Cole, Sol Campbell, John Terry, Euro 2008, England, football, sport

Captain John Terry has been ruled out of England's Euro 2008 qualifier against Estonia at Wembley on Saturday.

The Chelsea centre-back, who is already sporting a protective face mask after fracturing his cheekbone a fortnight ago, suffered a knee injury while training with the rest of McClaren's squad.

John Terry, who is already sporting a protective face mask after fracturing his cheekbone a fortnight ago, suffered a knee injury while training with the rest of McClaren's squad

The England boss will be hoping Terry will be given a clean bill of health as England face a tricky trip to Russia next Wednesday in their bid to book their place in next summer's European Championship finals in Switzerland and Austria.

Sol Campbell, who has not started a competitive game for his country in two years, is standing by to replace Terry, who takes a yellow card into the resumption of England's qualifying campaign.

Terry's fellow defenders Ashley Cole and Rio Ferdinand are also one booking away from being suspended for the match in Moscow.

Alan Smith is expected to train with the rest of the squad in their final training session at Arsenal's London Colney training headquarters after shaking off a knee injury.

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