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Capello will select Man City fullback Bridge, Chelsea skipper Terry

England boss Fabio Capello is ready to name both Manchester City fullback Wayne Bridge and Chelsea captain John Terry in his squad.

The Times says the pair will be warned not to bring their personal dispute into the national team camp.

Capello has no interest in mediating in the conflict that has arisen since it emerged that Terry had an affair with Bridge's former partner, Vanessa Perroncel, and he will not raise the issue directly with either of them.

He will, however, send a message to them via intermediaries - whether the team's general manager, Franco Baldini, or their respective club managers - that he will not tolerate such tensions inside the England camp in the build-up to the World Cup.

Bridge has yet to confirm his availability for the game publicly but, having seriously thought about retiring from internationals, the Manchester City full back is said to be leaning towards a decision that it would be wrong to allow his anger with Terry to curtail his England career.

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