Rio Ferdinand’s autobiography begins with a foreword from Sir Alex Ferguson, where he lists the greatest central defenders the club has ever had, and names Rio amongst the finest he’s seen. The book then looks at the early days of Rio’s career, where he reveals that it was Frank Lampard’s dad who got him in [...]

Speaking at his book launch for his autobiography, “My Decade As A Red”, Rio Ferdinand talked about how Sir Alex Ferguson inspired the players to reclaim the league title last season. “It was weird,” said Rio. “All of last season, because all of the credits were all Man City winning and that goal, you’re watching [...]

Speaking at his book launch for his autobiography, “My Decade As A Red”, Rio Ferdinand talked about how great it felt to win the title for the first time with United in 2003. “It was a dream come true,” said Rio. “You think it’s never going to happen. I’d been playing professional football for seven [...]

Speaking at his book launch for his autobiography, “My Decade As A Red”, Rio Ferdinand talked about United’s rivalry with Liverpool, and how he felt after scoring a last minute winner to beat them in 2005. “John Barnes was my favourite player as a kid,” said Rio. “On my estate, most of the kids loved [...]

Rio Ferdinand has reflected on his eleven years at the club and he said that winning the title in his first season was the biggest highlight. He also had a special mention for the 2008 Champions League final when he captained the club in our victorious game over Chelsea. “Winning the first Premier League trophy, [...]

In his 11 seasons at Manchester United, Rio Ferdinand has won six Premier League titles, the European Cup, two League Cups and the FIFA Club World Cup. However, our defender isn’t content with his trophy haul because he is reminded daily by the presence of some of his team mates that he could have won [...]

With United linked to a whole host of big name players this summer, Rio Ferdinand has urged any player who United approach not to turn down the opportunity to play for our club. “If United come in for you, you take it,” Ferdinand said. “Even if you are a great player you become a better [...]

Manchester United have today announced that Rio Ferdinand will have a testimonial on August 9th against Sevilla. It seems strange timing, given that the player marked his 10th year at the club last summer, having signed for United in July 2002. You would think he either should have had it last year or planned to [...]

Rio Ferdinand has agreed a new one year extension deal to keep him at the club until the end of next season. “I am delighted to have signed a new contract,” he said. “Who wouldn’t want to play in this fantastic team in front of 76,000 fans each week? It has been an incredible journey [...]