ENGLAND have suffered a double injury blow ahead of Friday's clash with Brazil. Defenders Rio Ferdinand and Michael Dawson have been forced to pull out with groin injuries.

ENGLAND have suffered a double injury blow ahead of Friday's clash with Brazil.

Defenders Rio Ferdinand and Michael Dawson have been forced to pull out with groin injuries.

Manchester United star Ferdinand and Tottenham's Dawson withdrew from contention for the matches this afternoon.

England face Brazil in a friendly at Wembley on Friday before travelling to Tallinn to face Estonia in a vital Euro 2008 qualifier a week on Wednesday.