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KalvinPhillips won his race to be fit for the World Cup after surgery, but almost died in a freak gym accident.
Two days after he was named in the England squad, the Manchester City player dropped a weight on his foot.
He showed reporters puncture wounds in his foot.
He thinks it would have been worse if it wasn't a 5 kilogram plate.
He said that it was a good story to be honest.
The professional that I am, I went to the gym before the game to work on my injuries.
I pulled a weight off the rack and it landed on my foot and cut me in half.
The blisters from training hurt more. I stood for about 10 seconds and thought, "Oh my gosh, what was that?".
After undergoing surgery for a shoulder problem,Phillips only played 14 minutes of football this season before being named in the 26 man squad.
My shoulder is fine now and I'm good to go." He said he had the operation about a month ago.
I did a lot more than I should have. I was going to the World Cup and I wanted to recover faster.
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