Rio Ferdinand has been fined £45k by the FA following his “choc ice” remark on Twitter. Rio had been charged with acting “in a way which was improper and/or bought the game into disrepute by making comments which included a reference to ethnic origin and/or colour and/or race.” A fan tweeted Rio and called Ashley [...]
The FA have today announced that Rio Ferdinand has been charged for comments he made on Twitter in reference to Ashley Cole, who gave evidence in defence of John Terry in his trial following allegations of racism towards Rio’s brother, Anton. “The allegation is that the player acted in a way which was improper and/or [...]
Rio Ferdinand signed for Manchester United for £29.1m from Leeds. In those ten years he has won five league titles, one European Cup, two League Cups and one FIFA World Club Cup.
Rio Ferdinand has revealed that the last few weeks of last season left him having sleepless nights. “At first it was one of those things you couldn’t get out of your mind,” he told MUTV. “For the first couple of weeks you’re waking up in the middle of the night thinking about what happened and [...]
Rio Ferdinand has sung the praises of new team mate Shinji Kagawa and hopes he continue on the great form from Borussia Dortmund at United. “I can’t wait to see Kagawa in action,” Rio told MUTV at Nike’s ‘The Chance’ event. “I watched him on TV last season and saw him in the cup final [...]
Following penalty misses from Ashley Young and Ashley Cole in England’s defeat to Italy at Euro 2012, Twitter was littered with England fans racially abusing them. All the tweets have been deleted and some users have blocked their accounts but the police are investigating complaints made. The FA have today released a statement condemning the [...]
What have our players been doing since the season ended? Ryan Giggs was in Shanghai to help launch the partnership with Chevrolet David de Gea arrived in Switzerland with the Spain squad ahead of Euro 2012. Rafael da Silva trains ahead of his start for Brazil in their friendly against Argentina. Patrice Evra has a [...]
Following Holland’s defeat to Denmark, an interview with Roy Hodgson was showing on BBC1 with him trying to explain the reasons behind leaving Rio out of his squad. “No, I don’t think it’s surprised me,” he said. “It’s just a pit that the real story behind it hasn’t been told. I picked twenty three players [...]
Laurent Blanc “I know Rio Ferdinand. I think from afar that the choice to not take him isn’t a sporting choice. It has been surprising to not see him. If the manager has made the choice … I am not in his place. I’m not going to interfere in the affairs of England. Rio Ferdinand [...]
Gary Cahill has a fractured jaw and so has been ruled out of the England squad for Euro 2012. Liverpool’s Martin Kelly has been called up in his place. Rio Ferdinand, who enjoyed a great season for United, was left out of the initial squad because of “footballing reasons”, according to Roy Hodgson. Nothing to [...]
Reports this evening suggest that Rio Ferdinand will miss out on the England squad for Euro 2012 despite enjoying a great season for United. Ferdinand will be frustrated he’s put himself in the position where he’s allowed himself to be treated like this. England have taken to piss out of him too many times, yet [...]
Rio Ferdinand has talked about how well he believes this current squad have done this season after losing out on the title on goal difference. “It’s a cruel way to have lost it,” he said. “But you have to congratulate the other team. Any team that wins it obviously deserves it and they have played [...]
Red News celebrated its 25th anniversary this month, which is quite an incredible feat, and Sir Alex Ferguson wrote a letter to them to mark the occasion. As part of the special edition of the fanzine, I wrote an article looking at some well known Manchester United players in their 25th year… Roy Keane – [...]
Manchester United’s most important player in the second half of the season has been Paul Scholes. Rio Ferdinand has sung the praises of Scholes’ impact since coming out of retirement. “There are a number of reasons why we’ve done well since the turn of the year,” he told United Review. “There’s no doubt one of [...]
There were plenty of grumbles from rival fans when it was announced that Gary Neville would be joining the punditry team at Sky Sports. As a player, he was one of the most unpopular around outside of Manchester and none of them wanted him on their telly every week. Now, even Liverpool and City fans [...]
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