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
wicked meetings nelson
It was wicked meeting Nelson Mandela.
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.
clubs bigs flattered
You are always flattered when big clubs are interested in you.
hangover animal player
If any player has a bad game its there in the back of your mind in the next game. Theres always a hangover. It is like a wounded animal in a way, as you want to get out there as quick as possible and rectify it.
hangover player games
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.
soccer football who-i-am
Do you know who I am? Why, have you forgotten?
player order paper
Most professional players are their own biggest critics. Some of the things you read in the papers that strike you as bang out of order will already have been thought by the players themselves
football character want
So if u shorten words to get what u want in within 140 characters it makes u a twit?
want contracts my-future
I want a new contract. I'm happy at United and I see my future here.
football finals speed
At times, European football can be very slow but it speeds up in the final third.
football fashion important
Football is the most important thing in my life, but I do have a life outside football and this is one part. The TV, the music, the fashion - it all goes to make up Rio Ferdinand.
bird saws ugly
If I saw an ugly bird but she was a celebrity, she wouldn't attract me at all.
leaving england doe
I will be gutted if Roy does go because I would far rather he stayed at Old Trafford. (on Roy Keane leaving Manchester United)
steps step-up
Someone now has to step up and take on the mantelpiece