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Rio: Ronaldo Is On A Different Level To Bale

Rio: Ronaldo Is On A Different Level To Bale

Following Gareth Bale’s impressive season for Tottenham Hotspur, some sections of the press have compared the Welshman to Cristiano Ronaldo. When Ronaldo was a year younger than Bale he was tearing apart teams in England and on the continent in that incredible 2007-2008 season. He scored 42 goals in 47 games and was the most [...]

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Giggs: England’s Rio Loss Is Our Gain

Giggs: England’s Rio Loss Is Our Gain

Rio Ferdinand put in another brilliant performance for Manchester United this week in our 1-1 draw against Real Madrid. The game comes following yet another snub from Roy Hodgson when England faced Brazil at Wembley. Hodgson has laughably claimed that Rio’s omission is purely down to “footballing reasons”, not the fact that John Terry racially [...]

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Rio: The Fans Still Sing Ronaldo’s Name

Rio: The Fans Still Sing Ronaldo’s Name

Ahead of Wednesday night’s game against Real Madrid, Rio Ferdinand has sung the praises of his former team mate Cristiano Ronaldo. “It’s obviously going to be an emotional night for Ronaldo and a great night for him too,” said Ferdinand. “But hopefully it gets too emotional for him. We’ve had a few texts, but when [...]

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Fergie: Rio Doesn’t Want To Leave

Rio Ferdinand’s contract is set to expire this summer and no agreement has been reached over an extension. As is always the case with our players over 30, he would only be given a one year deal, which obviously would be less appealing to Rio. With the injuries he’s suffered over recent seasons, you could [...]

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Rio – A bit of a prat but deserves respect

Rio – A bit of a prat but deserves respect

Rio Ferdinand has been a Manchester United player for over ten years, but unlike other players who have given the majority of their career to the club, he still splits opinion amongst the fans. We can address all the reasons for and against Rio’s popularity as we go along, but the turning point for most [...]

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Giggs: I Got Hit By Chelsea Fans

Giggs: I Got Hit By Chelsea Fans

Earlier this season, Manchester United beat Chelsea 3-2 at Stamford Bridge, with the blues reduced to nine men. United had gone 2-0 up early on only to see Chelsea claw two goals back. With quarter of an hour remaining, Javier Hernandez scored the winning goal. Our Mexican isn’t very popular with Chelsea fans because of [...]

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Giggs: Rio Entitled To Celebrate

Following Manchester United’s injury time win over Manchester City, Rio Ferdinand was struck in the face by a coin. Whilst most people were united in their condemnation of this fan, some suggested that Rio deserved it for provoking the City fans. Ferdinand celebrated directly in front of the away supporters who were sitting behind the [...]

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Shock! Ashley Cole’s family is scum too!

Shock! Ashley Cole’s family is scum too!

Earlier this summer, the FA deemed that Ashley Cole lied to defend John Terry who was found guilty of racially abusing Anton Ferdinand. In Cole’s first statement to the FA, he claimed he heard or saw Anton use a “B” word, which he suggested might have been “Bridge” as Anton said it whilst making a [...]

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Players Shouldn’t Celebrate With Their Own Fans! Ever!

Players Shouldn’t Celebrate With Their Own Fans! Ever!

You would think that by now we would be used to it. Dramatic last gasp wins have been commonplace for Manchester United fans during Sir Alex Ferguson’s reign. It doesn’t seem to matter how often we do it though, it feels fucking fantastic every single time. That realisation, a second or so before the ball [...]

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Rio: Fergie Showed Us League Table Before Newcastle Game

Rio: Fergie Showed Us League Table Before Newcastle Game

United started the season by losing to Everton away and Tottenham Hotspur at home. To have lost two games so early on was pretty damaging to our title hopes and with a difficult trip to St James Park, a ground we had lost at the season before, things didn’t look good. We were 3rd in [...]

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Rio Yet To Decide On United Future

Rio Yet To Decide On United Future

Rio Ferdinand’s contract expires next summer, something Sir Alex Ferguson was only recently reminded of, but has yet to decide on his future. The manager has indicated he will be offered a year extension to his current deal which he signed in 2008 but it appears as though Rio is keeping his options open. “It’s [...]

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Rio Statement: Kick Out Need To Become More Relevant and FA’s Actions Disappointing

It has been a year since the incident at Loftus Road. During that time, some of the deep divisions that exist in football have been exposed. In the coming months there will be ongoing discussions, we are sure, on finding a way forward. We intend to participate in these discussions, along with numerous other current [...]

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Fergie Forgets Rio’s Contract Expiry

Fergie Forgets Rio’s Contract Expiry

In May 2008, Rio Ferdinand signed a five year extension with the club ahead of captaining us to European Cup success against Chelsea in Moscow. He was 29-years-old then and at his peak. That contract expires in the summer and any chance of it being extended earlier have been ruled out by the repeated injury [...]

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Fergie And Rio Row Resolved

Sir Alex Ferguson has today revealed that any issues with Rio Ferdinand over his refusal to where a Kick It Out t-shirt on Saturday have been resolved. “I always feel a union is stronger than an individual,” he added. “It’s important he airs his grievances to the right people, the FA.” Ferguson has also confirmed [...]

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Why Fergie Was Wrong To Blast Rio

Why Fergie Was Wrong To Blast Rio

Sir Alex Ferguson has changed my life. Some of the best feelings I’ve ever experienced are a result of the brilliant teams he has built and the success he has inspired. Whilst I’m not blinded to his mistakes or personal flaws, it is rare that I would publicly criticise him. However, I think the handling [...]

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