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
drop job teams today
We've got to get our own job done and we've managed to do that today and if other teams drop points, then so be it.
team player quality
In some ways, I was a little bit surprised [by how dominant we were] but then I look at the players in our changing room and it doesn't surprise me because we've got quality in there. If we click and play well like we did in the first half, we can open up any team.
team player men
I could never get bored talking about him, he was my favourite player. I loved watching him because he did everything you'd want to see in a footballer. He could dictate the pace of a game; he could take it by the scruff of the neck and control it; he could score decisive goals; he could make the killer pass; he could switch the play, open teams up, slow the game down, quicken it up; whatever was needed. He would take the ball anywhere on the pitch He was such a selfless footballer, too Scholesy was the man, all right.
team believe winning
Four years ago maybe we thought we were inferior to Brazil, subconsciously we didn't see ourselves beating them. Now we believe in ourselves, we can be on the pitch with any team in the world and think we can win.
colleague matter needs player saying senior whether
It doesn't matter whether you are a senior player or not, if something needs saying to a colleague it will be said,
anywhere english-athlete house imperative order remain win
We've got to get our house in order first before we look anywhere else. It's imperative we win every game, we've got to remain consistent.
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,
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.
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.
approach demand expecting fans forward game
We're not expecting it to be the same as then at all, ... Their fans will demand more of them, urging them to get forward more. We'll have to approach the game with the right attitude.
expecting
We're not expecting it to be the same as then at all,
player plays questioned took
His temperament is always there to be questioned because he plays on the edge. He wouldn't be the same player if you took it away. I know that's a clich?, but it's true.
player plays questioned took
His temperament is always there to be questioned because he plays on the edge, ... He wouldn't be the same player if you took it away. I know that's a clich?, but it's true.
absolute fantastic player scotland
He's a fantastic player who's done very well in Scotland and he's an absolute handful.