Manchester United and England defender Rio Ferdinand is likely to miss the season's opener against Newcastle United due to a knee injury he picked up at the World Cup.
England made it to only the second round of the FIFA World Cup before being knocked out by Germany (1-4); but for Manchester United centre-half he failed to make an appearance after be picked up a knee injury prior to their opener against USA.
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He was due to be captain for this year's England World Cup team but a collision with Emile Heskey in training and was ruled out for the entire tournament.
