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
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,
absolute fantastic player scotland
He's a fantastic player who's done very well in Scotland and he's an absolute handful.
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,
coming great players
It's great to see young players like Kieran coming in and not being intimidated by it,
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We know we have got quality players up front, normally when they get a chance they put it away,
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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.
against elbow kick played training
I played against him in training every day and he used to elbow me, kick me and head-butt me,
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.
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.
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.
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
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His temperament is always there to be questioned because he plays on the edge. That is just the way he plays.It is a cliche but if you took that edge away from Wayne he wouldn't be the same player and I would rather have the Wayne Rooney we have now.
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It's great to see young players like Kieran coming out and not being intimidated by it. (on Kieran Richardson)