Rio Ferdinand
Rio Ferdinand
Rio Gavin Ferdinandis 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...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth7 November 1978
thunderbolts
It hit me like a thunderbolt!
senior matter england
It doesn't matter whether you're a senior or not, if something needs saying to a colleague it will be said.
night reality thinking
People think we don't give a toss about the game, but when I walked out of Windsor Park that night I felt lower than a snake's belly. The reality is still there.
ferguson done clubs
I feel the longer he stays at United the better it is for the club. He's done so much for United you can't imagine him not being here. (on Sir Alex Ferguson)
england littles slippery
He has always been a slippery little git! (on Joe Cole)
taken years clubs
Gary Neville is the club captain but has been injured for the best part of a year now - and Giggsy's taken on the mantlepiece.
finals world want
Nobody wants to be associated with failing to qualify for the World Cup finals. I cannot imagine the shame of it.
couple winning years
I thought I would be at United for a couple of years, maybe three or four, and then go abroad somewhere. But I just fell in love with Manchester United. I fell in love with winning, fell in love with the history of the club and being part of it was something I could never have imagined.
suits wayne
I'm sure the mantelpiece of captaincy will suit Wayne
criticism english-athlete games heads held outside poland
We don't like the criticism and after the Austria and Poland games we want to be able to go outside with our chests out and our heads held high.
chance normally players quality
We know we have got quality players up front, normally when they get a chance they put it away,
expecting
We're not expecting it to be the same as then at all,
english-athlete lived pitch
I set myself high standards on the pitch and I know I have not always lived up to them this season.
best ham league played together west
When we played together at West Ham I thought we had one of the best strikers in the league in John,