Beckham back in the running

Tuesday, 23 April 02, 02:28 PM · Comments(0)

When Sven Goran Eriksson's mobile phone rang at the Dubai Police Officers' Club yesterday morning, it signalled a perfect day for the England coach.

Under the searing Arabian sun, Eriksson had just watched his captain take part in his first training session since his left foot was broken on April 10.

It was only a gentle 45-minute work-out on the club's immaculate lawns, but Eriksson's relief was obvious. Beckham was up and running.

And moments later, the 2002 World Cup picture that had looked so grim when his players clambered aboard their flight to Dubai brightened further.

Eriksson had suggested on Sunday that it would be a 'miracle' for Kieron Dyer to be fit enough to start the 2002 World Cup . Well, England had better start giving him some loaves and fishes.

Not only was The Foot on the mend but so was The Knee.

If determination wins World Cups then Dyer will be there in Yokohama on June 30 after beating the deadline set by the England coach for his recovery from a dream-threatening knee injury.

It was, of course, discouraging news for West Ham's Trevor Sinclair, who had dashed from an Essex golf course on Sunday to answer the distress call sent out by Eriksson after Dyer had been cruelly felled by the flying boot of Southampton's Tahar El Khalej

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