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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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»]

England captain Rio Ferdinand will miss next week's friendly international against Egypt because of his troublesome back injury. The Manchester United defender will miss Wednesday's game at Wembley after feeling a twinge in his back earlier this week. He was forced to sit out Tuesday's 3-0 victory against West Ham United and had already been ruled out of this weekend's Carling Cup Final... [more»]

Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand will miss this weekend's Carling Cup final after suffering renewed problems with a back injury. The 31-year-old is also highly unlikely to be fit for England's friendly with Egypt next week, in which he was expected to lead the national team following the recent axing of former skipper John Terry. After seeing Ferdinand miss the 3-0 win over West Ham,... [more»]

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has hinted that Rio Ferdinand will start Tuesday's vital Champions League last-16 first leg clash with AC Milan in the San Siro. The recently named England captain is currently serving a domestic suspension and has only featured in two matches since October because of a back injury. He marked his return to action by getting sent off in the 4-0... [more»]

Manchester United have withdrawn their appeal against the extra game suspension handed down to Rio Ferdinand for lashing out at Hull City's Craig Fagan last month. The 31-year-old centre-half picked up an automatic three-match ban for his actions at Old Trafford on January 23, while an initial appeal was deemed to be frivolous by the FA, who added another game to the punishment. That prompted... [more»]