Rio Ferdinand

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One of the world's greatest defenders, Ferdinand is very composed on the ball and set a new Premier League transfer record following his £30million move from Leeds United. Rock-solid for England, he was one of the stars of the 2002 World Cup finals. Originally a product of the famous West Ham youth system, before enjoying success at Leeds United. Finally scored his first goal for the Red Devils in his 140th game, heading home against Wigan Athletic at Old Trafford in December 2005.

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Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand is still six weeks away from returning to action. Ferdinand looks set to miss the start of the new season despite previous suggestions of a full recovery from the knee injury he picked up at the World Cup before the mid-August domestic kick-off. The 31-year-old missed the tournament after damaging knee ligaments during England's first training session... [more»]

Manchester United have not ruled out the possibility of Rio Ferdinand being fit enough to feature in the opening Premier League game of the season against newly-promoted Newcastle United on August 14. There were fears that the former West Ham United and Leeds United defender was set to be sidelined for several months when he suffered a knee ligament injury in early June. Ferdinand sustained... [more»]

Manchester United will have Rio Ferdinand and Wes Brown available for Saturday's vital Premier League game with Tottenham at Old Trafford. Defender Ferdinand missed last weekend's 1-0 derby win over Manchester City with a groin problem. The England captain has returned to training this week and is in the running for a recall against Spurs. Fellow defender Brown will also be available for a... [more»]

Rio Ferdinand has revealed he kept the extent of his back injury a secret from Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson. Ferdinand, 31, has made just eight Premier League appearances for the champions this season after sitting out three months of the campaign. His much-criticised performance in a 2-0 defeat to Liverpool back in October brought matters to a head as Ferguson demanded answers... [more»]

Rio Ferdinand has revealed he learned of his promotion to England captain while watching television. Ferdinand assumed the armband after head coach Fabio Capello stripped John Terry of the international captaincy last month following a series of lurid allegations about the Chelsea defender's private life. However, the Manchester United defender has revealed he still hasn't personally been told... [more»]