Manchester: Rio Ferdinand has signed a new one-year contract with Manchester United that will take him into a 12th season at Old Trafford. The 34-year-old defender retired from international football last week to concentrate on his club career. Ferdinand has made 432 appearances for United since his debut in 2002, winning a sixth Premier League title this season. He says, "Who wouldn't want to play in this fantastic team in...
07:06 PM, May 23, 2013
London: England's Rio Ferdinand has quit international soccer, the Football Association (FA) said on Wednesday. The Manchester United defender, who made his England debut against Cameroon at Wembley in 1997 and won 81 caps, had informed England coach Roy Hodgson of his decision, the FA said in a statement. "After a great deal of thought, I have decided the time is right for me to retire from international football," said...
01:22 PM, May 15, 2013
Manchester: Amid a carnival atmosphere at a rainy Old Trafford, Manchester United gave the retiring Alex Ferguson and Paul Scholes the perfect send-off in their final home match by beating Swansea 2-1 in the Premier League. Ferguson, who is stepping down at the end of the season after nearly 27 years as United manager, jumped out of his seat and punched the air in delight after Rio Ferdinand volleyed the...
10:41 PM, May 12, 2013
London: Manchester United and England striker Wayne Rooney is the richest player in the Premier League with a fortune estimated at 51 million pounds, according to the Sunday Times newspaper's sporting rich list. Twenty-four Premier League players are among the top 100 richest sportsmen in Britain and Ireland. Rooney's fortune has risen by six million pounds from 2012 and his combined wealth with wife Coleen is estimated at 64 million...
11:00 AM, Apr 28, 2013
London: Rio Ferdinand is shocked by the allegation England fans sang racist songs about him and his brother Anton during the 8-0 World Cup qualifying victory in San Marino, the Manchester United defender said on Friday. Football Against Racism in Europe (FARE) have contacted world soccer's ruling body FIFA about the complaints and the Football Association is awaiting official notification of the incident which could lead to England being forced...
07:10 PM, Mar 29, 2013
London: England have been reported to world governing body FIFA after racist abuse was heard from visiting fans at last week's World Cup qualifier in San Marino. Anti-racism organisation FARE confirmed on Thursday it had sent a report to FIFA in relation to the abuse directed against Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand and his brother Anton. "We have sent a report in relation to racist chanting towards Ferdinand and his...
09:27 AM, Mar 29, 2013
Rio Ferdinand will join up with England for this month's World Cup qualifiers against San Marino and Montenegro, confirmed Ferguson. ...
12:27 PM, Mar 17, 2013
The 34-year-old centre back was recalled on Thursday after a nearly two-year absence from the international squad. ...
09:00 PM, Mar 15, 2013
Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand was recalled to the England squad by manager Roy Hodgson on Thursday for this month's World Cup qualifiers against San Marino and Montenegro. ...
09:50 PM, Mar 14, 2013
United has managed to keep just three clean sheets this season, though one came in a 3-0 victory at Newcastle in October. ...
05:32 PM, Dec 25, 2012
Alex Ferguson has dismissed media reports that his long-serving trio of Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs and Rio Ferdinand will leave United. ...
01:05 PM, Dec 22, 2012
London: Wayne Rooney could be one of the few big names to start for already-qualified Manchester United in Tuesday's Champions League match at Galatasaray after recovering from tonsillitis. The England striker missed the 1-0 loss to Norwich in the Premier League on Saturday, but was back in training on Monday before United flew out to Istanbul seeking a fifth straight win in Group H. With first place in the group...
06:51 PM, Nov 19, 2012
London: Rio Ferdinand is unlikely to recalled by England despite defender John Terry's international retirement, Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson said on Friday. The United defender was left out of the squad for the Euro 2012 finals by coach Roy Hodgson, who selected Terry despite allegations that he had racially abused Ferdinand's brother Anton in a league match against Queens Park Rangers. Terry was cleared of the charges in court...
04:12 PM, Sep 28, 2012
London: Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has been fined 45,000 pounds ($71,000) by the English Football Association after being found guilty of improper conduct over a Twitter comment about Chelsea rival Ashley Cole. An independent commission found on Friday that Ferdinand was guilty of referencing ethic origin and race when he re-tweeted a user's comment that referred to Cole as a "choc ice," a slang term perceived as meaning black...
07:18 PM, Aug 17, 2012
London: Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has offered Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt help in getting a trial with the Premier League soccer club. Ferdinand told the 100 metres gold medallist he would put in a good word with manager Alex Ferguson after Bolt said he would jump at the chance of playing for one of the most famous clubs in the world. "@usainbolt if you want that trial at...
09:22 AM, Aug 08, 2012
