Rio Ferdinand
Rio Ferdinand rips into Mourinho as Tottenham coach blasted for two decisions
Rio Ferdinand has blasted Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho for coming up with “a lot of excuses” for his team’s poor run of form. Spurs were winless in five games heading into Tuesday’s second leg of their Champions League last 16 with RB Leipzig and entered the game off the back of a 1-1 draw with Burnley. […]
Ferdinand reveals Barcelona & Real Madrid offers during Man Utd career
Former Manchester United captain Rio Ferdinand has revealed he rejected big money moves to Spain during his time at the theatre of dreams. The former England international became the most expensive defender in the world when he made a £29.1million transfer move to Old Trafford in 2002. However, speculation was rife after Roman Abramovich’s takeover […]
Ferdinand reveals what Ronaldo told him about Man Utd signing Fernandes
Ferdinand has revealed that Cristiano Ronaldo and Nani supported Manchester United’s decision to sign Sporting Lisbon midfielder Bruno Fernandes. After weeks of negotiations, Solskjaer’s side have finally landed the Portugese star in an €80 million deal from Sporting. ‘I’ve spoken to a few of his teammates at national level and club level,’ Ferdinand told FIVE. […]
‘What are you doing?’ Ferdinand slams Harry Maguire for Burnley goal
Rio Ferdinand blasted Harry Maguire for his lack of commding presence at the defence as Manchester United conceded a silly goal to Burnley. After Ben Mee beat Nemanja Matic in the air, Maguire was beaten to the ball by Chris Wood who flicked the ball past David de Gea in the Manchester United goal. Solskjaer’s […]
Ferdinand explains where Tammy Abraham is better than Rashford
Tammy Abraham scored his 13th goal of the season for Chelsea on Tuesday night against Lille and Rio Ferdinand believes there is a ‘tremendous amount’ more to come for the youngster. The 22-year-old opened the scoring at Stamford Bridge as they booked their place in the Champions League knockout stage with a 2-1 victory over […]
Ferdinand slams ‘criminal’ Van Dijk mistake in Barcelona loss
Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has blamed Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk for Luis Suarez’s opener in their Champions League first leg clash against Barcelona. Suarez got between Van Dijk and partner Joel Matip in the first half, latching onto Jordi Alba’s cross to turn the ball past Alisson. Barcelona went on to win 3-0 at home, with Lionel Messi tapping […]
Ferdinand in talks with Ed Woodward over United return
Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand has reportedly held talks with Ed Woodward about possibly becoming the club’s new sporting director. The club are restructuring behind-the-scenes and they want to modernize their set-up after falling behind their rivals since the retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson in 2013. It is reported that Mike Phelan is also in […]
REVEALED: How Busquets ‘disrespected’ United during 2011 Champions League final
The pain of Manchester United’s 2011 Champions League loss to Barcelona is still raw for Rio Ferdinand. Sergio Busquets ‘disrespected’ United defenders when Barca won the 2011 Champions League final, according to former United centre-back Rio Ferdinand. Two years on from a painful 2-0 loss in Rome, United were handed another footballing lesson by the […]
Rio Ferdinand slams Kyle Walker for ‘criminal’ mistake against Tunisia
Rio Ferdinand labelled Kyle Walker’s defending as ‘criminal’ after the Manchester City defender conceded a penalty in England’s World Cup match against Tunisia. Gareth Southgate’s England enjoyed a good start to their opening group match and captain Harry Kane scored the first goal of the game on 11 minutes. England then wasted several chances through […]