Rio Ferdinand

Rio Gavin Ferdinand (born 7 November 1978) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He played 81 times for the England national football team between 1997 and 2011, and was a member of three FIFA World Cup squads. He is regarded by many to be one of England's greatest ever players and he is one of the most decorated English footballers of all time.

Ferdinand began his football career playing for various youth teams, finally settling at West Ham United where he progressed through the youth ranks and made his professional Premier League debut in 1996. He became a fan favourite, winning the 'Hammer of the Year award' the following season. He earned his first senior international cap in a match against Cameroon in 1997, setting a record as the youngest defender to play for England at the time. His achievements and footballing potential attracted Leeds United and he transferred to the club for a record-breaking fee of £18 million. He spent two seasons at the club, becoming the team captain in 2001.

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Famous quotes by Rio Ferdinand:

"It was wicked meeting Nelson Mandela"
"You are always flattered when big clubs are interested in you."
"I had a chat with the manager to get a clear picture about stories in the papers [about being dropped],"
"There is a hangover from a defeat like Denmark - ask any player about when they've had a bad game, it's still in there somewhere in the back of your mind,"
"I played against him in training every day and he used to elbow me, kick me and head-butt me,"
"When we played together at West Ham I thought we had one of the best strikers in the league in John,"
"He's a fantastic player who's done very well in Scotland and he's an absolute handful."
"You get a bad result one week and it's a natural reaction to go out in the next game and put it behind you and do well,"
"He's a quality player,"
"We're not expecting it to be the same as then at all,"
"There is a huge responsibility on all of us to get England through. It would be one of the biggest disasters in sports history if we blew it and we must make sure it does not happen."
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Rio Ferdinand's son, 18, leaves Premier League to join seventh-tier team on loan

The Mirror 29 Mar 2025
Rio Ferdinand's son, Lorenz, has made his first move into senior football and joined Havant & Waterlooville on a work experience deal until the end of the season from Brighton ... .
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Man United legend's son joins English seventh tier side for the remainder of the season ...

The Daily Mail 28 Mar 2025
Rio Ferdinand's goalkeeper son Lorenz is on the books at Brighton but will now spend the rest of the season at Havant and Waterlooville ... Rio Ferdinand (left of trophy) won six Premier League titles with Manchester United.
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'She's acting like she's Queen!' Poisonous gossip about Andy Carroll and Billi Mucklow's divorce that's ...

The Daily Mail 27 Mar 2025
Then there's Kate Ferdinand, who starred alongside Billi on Towie before she met and married former England footballer-turned-pundit Rio ... Kate Ferdinand, married to former England footballer Rio, has ...
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Djed Spence laughs off idea that Arsenal star could beat him one-on-one - before hailing ...

The Daily Mail 25 Mar 2025
Speaking on Rio Ferdinand's 'Rio Ferdinand Presents' this week, meanwhile, he has talked up his game, and rubbished ideas that one forward from rivals Arsenal would be able to get past him ... Ferdinand's co-host, Joel Beya, put the question to Spence ... .
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I told Rio Ferdinand to tell Sir Alex Ferguson to fxxx off – Man Utd ...

The Sun 25 Mar 2025
FORMER Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg has revealed he once told Rio Ferdinand to send an expletive-filled message to Sir Alex Ferguson ... PAMark Clattenburg revealed he asked Rio Ferdinand to ...
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Arsenal transfer news: Gunners COMPLETE striker signing - 'It's already done!'

Football Transfers 25 Mar 2025
Arsenal legend Martin Keown believes that his former club have already finalised an agreement to sign a new striker this summer ... READ MORE ... “I think Isak is the obvious answer,” Rio Ferdinand admitted when asked who Arsenal should target this summer.
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Djed Spence's honest Middlesbrough Tottenham transfer admission - and Warnock verdict

Yahoo Daily News 25 Mar 2025
Spence left Boro for Tottenham in 2022 on the back of an impressive loan spell with Nottingham Forest, who he helped win promotion ... "It wasn't a nice feeling to be honest," he said on the Rio Ferdinand Presents podcast ... He said ... .
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Tottenham: Djed Spence reveals Antonio Conte 'shattered my confidence' with transfer comments

Yahoo Daily News 24 Mar 2025
"It wasn’t a nice feeling," Spence told the Rio Ferdinand Presents podcast. "Especially as I was coming to the club on a high, I was confident, I was buzzing, had just won promotion. "Then it was like running into a brick wall.
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Slaven Bilic: I left Saudi Arabia as I didn’t get paid but I’m a much better manager now

The Daily Telegraph 23 Mar 2025
Slaven Bilic says he is “a million times” a better manager for having worked in the Saudi Pro-League. Even if he quit for a reason that might come as something of a shock ... Million times ... It’s life ... Joe Cole, Frank Lampard, Michael Carrick, Rio Ferdinand.
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FABIO CAPELLO unleashed: In a stinging broadside, the Italian hits out at Thomas Tuchel's 'bad ...

The Daily Mail 22 Mar 2025
Good luck!’ replies the chortling Capello ... ‘Not on TV ... He resigned in February 2012 after falling out with the FA over their decision to take the captaincy off John Terry, who had been accused of racially abusing Anton Ferdinand ... Rio Ferdinand I met ... .
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Arsenal legend reveals Gary Neville called him about joining Manchester United

Caughtoffside 21 Mar 2025
Wayne Rooney and Sol Campbell (Photo by Ben Radford/Getty Images) ... Report ... Campbell would undoubtedly have been a fantastic signing for United, who later went on to sign another of the finest English centre-backs of that generation in Rio Ferdinand ... .
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