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ACUPUNCTURE PUTS SCOTLAND'S SOCCER TEAM CAPTAIN BACK INTO COMPETITION FOR THE WORLD CUP

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Steven Pressley is the captain of Scotland Edenburough's Hearts soccer team. The Hearts continued their undefeated run towards the World Cup after their only tie game of the season at Faulkner. The captain, however, was doubtful for the next round of playoff games. "Elvis," as he is frequently called, was badly fouled and could barely walk on a leg so painful, that both he and the press called it, "a dead leg."

After two days of extensive Acupuncture treatment, Elvis declared himself fit to make the crucial World Cup double header with Belarus and Slovenia.

Defender Elvis turned to the ancient Chinese medical treatment and declared it a success as he prepared to join up with his international teammates.

He said: "I've had a couple of sessions to treat injuries before. I had another course after the Falkirk game, and there has been definite improvement in the injury over the last couple of days.
"I picked up a knock on the side of my thigh at Falkirk, and it made for a really uncomfortable 25 minutes until the end of the match.

"But now I'm fine and ready to join the squad. It may be Thursday before I'm ready to train with the lads, but I'm confident I'll be okay by the weekend."

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SOURCE: http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/tm objectid=16209166%26method–full%26siteid=66633-name_page.html