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Chelsea and England defender John Terry has returned to training and should play in Saturday's FA Cup final against Portsmouth after an injury scare.An injury to his right foot in training on Wednesday briefly raised fears over Terry's participation in the World Cup.
But a scan revealed no metatarsal break and the Blues skipper, 29, has resumed work at Chelsea's Cobham base.
"With such an important match coming up the right thing was to put a protective boot on and have a scan," said Terry.
There had initially been concerns that Terry could become the latest in a line of key England players to suffer a metatarsal injury in the run-up to a major tournament, as has happened to David Beckham and Wayne Rooney in the past.
England coach Fabio Capello will be relieved by the news about Terry's fitness as a number of other important players have suffered with injuries recently.
Centre-back Rio Ferdinand, who replaced Terry as England captain earlier this year after Terry was stripped of the role following allegations about his personal life, has had an injury-plagued season.
And Ferdinand's Manchester United colleague Wayne Rooney suffered ankle trouble towards the end of a terrific domestic season for the striker.
Manchester City midfielder Gareth Barry is England's biggest concern after being sidelined for four weeks with ankle ligament damage, while David Beckham misses the tournament altogether because of an Achilles injury sustained in March.This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.