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    2002 - England's Eastern promise

    By Dominic Raynor

    Friday, May 9, 2003

    Having qualified for the World Cup as group winners England were expected to do great things in Japan, but before the squad left home shores they were hit by a number of injury blows. Talismanic skipper David Beckham limped out of a challenge with Argentine defender Aldo Duscher, during Manchester United's Champions League semi-final clash with Deportivo Coruna, with a broken metatarsal in his left foot and his World Cup dreams in shreds. With England manager Sven Goran Eriksson set to annou ...

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