MAN UNITED 2, SWANSEA CITY 1. A late goal from Rio Ferdinand helped deliver the Manchester United victory against Swansea City which gave Sir Alex Ferguson a winning send off as he bid an emotional farewell in his final Old Trafford appearance before retirement, It was the perfect ending to Ferguson’s 26-year reign as […]
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Ferdinand’s England career ‘over’
Rio Ferdinand has told The Sun that his England career “might be over” after being overlooked by England manager Roy Hodgson for Euro 2012 for ‘footballing reasons’. Ferdinand, who has been capped 81 times by England since 1997, said he would never retire from international football but accepted that not being picked during the injury […]
Ferdinand will support England from the pub
Rio Ferdinand has used Twitter to pledge his support to England despite being continually overlooked during an injury crisis by England manager Roy Hodgson. Ferdinand said “Just so we don’t get it twisted here….I’ll be in a pub somewhere supporting England this summer! Love the lads!” on Twitter after it was reported that he had gone […]
Rio Ferdinand overlooked as Gary Cahill ruled out of Euro 2012
Gary Cahill has been ruled out of Euro 2012 with a double fracture of his jaw following a scan after his collision with Joe Hart at the weekend. It’s a massive blow for England and the Chelsea defender who would have looked to start the campaign alongside team mate John Terry who came through his […]
United’s comeback spurred by Chelsea boo-boys
It was a wonderful advert for the Barclays Premier League but the thunderous 3-3 draw at Stamford Bridge between Chelsea at Manchester United yesterday was overshadowed by events later on Sunday as it was reported that England coach Fabio Capello had publically criticised the decision of the FA to strip Chelsea’s John Terry of the […]