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
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.
people rather talking win
If we are going to win something, then we'd rather other people do the talking and we just get on with doing the business.
delay game massive obviously trying win
Saturday's game is massive for us. They will obviously be trying to win the league, but it's up to us to try and delay that for as long as possible.
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.
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.
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.
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,
devastated heard shocked
I was shocked and devastated when I heard the verdict.
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,
edge english-athlete rather took wayne
It is a cliche, but if you took that edge away from Wayne he wouldn't be the same player. I'd rather have the Wayne Rooney we have now than any other.
gone
If that had gone in it would have been a different.
absolute fantastic player scotland
He's a fantastic player who's done very well in Scotland and he's an absolute handful.
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.