I could never get bored talking about him, he was my favourite player. I loved watching him because he did everything you'd want to see in a footballer. He could dictate the pace of a game; he could take it… — Rio Ferdinand Copy Share Image
Welbeck will be the main man and I have no doubt he will flourish. Imagine the pace Arsenal will have when everyone is fit. — Rio Ferdinand Copy Share Image
There are two things that really get under Gary Neville's skin: scousers and policemen. — Rio Ferdinand Copy Share Image
Our lives are quite boring. I spend a lot of time watching Coronation Street and Eastenders. — Rio Ferdinand Copy Share Image
If we had a starting XI that no one could argue about it wouldn't say a lot for English football. We'd probably be on… — Rio Ferdinand Copy Share Image
For too long now, European football authorities have not taken the problem of racism in the game seriously and refuse to acknowledge how widespread… — Rio Ferdinand Copy Share Image
I set myself high standards on the pitch and know I have not always lived up to them this season. — Rio Ferdinand Copy Share Image
I've heard people say it looks as if I don't care and I've certainly read that, but the way I play is natural. I… — Rio Ferdinand Copy Share Image
If I saw an ugly bird but she was a celebrity, she wouldn't attract me at all. — Rio Ferdinand Copy Share Image
No matter how much money you have or what kind of cocoon you live in, the reality is that you have lost a game… — Rio Ferdinand Copy Share Image
There is a hangover from a defeat like Denmark - ask any player about when they've had a bad game, it's still in there… — Rio Ferdinand Copy Share Image
Football is the most important thing in my life, but I do have a life outside football and this is one part. The TV,… — Rio Ferdinand Copy Share Image
