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Published 12:56 12 Sept 2018 BST
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"He could easily have got a flight home, but he stayed with the team. He is a great captain, a really great captain. He is inspirational and obviously, we hope he is back in time for the games coming up."Such an injury can take between four and six weeks to recover from, which would rule Coleman out of the match against Denmark on October 13 and the return tie against Wales on October 16.
The full-back missed 10 months of football after suffering a horrific double-leg break against Wales in March 2017.
Coleman returned to action for Everton back in January and has started the season in promising form, playing in all of the Toffees' Premier League games so far.
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