Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand is adamant he is fit to captain England at the World Cup.
Ferdinand insists he is over his nagging injury problems.
He told the Daily Mail: "I've not played a lot this season, and I realise there'll be attention on that, but I'm fine. I woke up last weekend to stories saying I wouldn't be able to play against Stoke - even though I'd trained for 10 days without any issues.
"I played in a testimonial at West Ham, I trained the day after that. I trained on the Saturday before United's last game and went out and put in 90 minutes against Stoke without any problems. There was no reaction. Nothing.
"But some things get written anyway and you end up having to laugh at it if you can."