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Rio Ferdinand: Former England captain announces retirement



Former England captain Rio Ferdinand has retired from football, days after being released by Queens Park Rangers.
The 36-year-old said it was "the right time" to retire from "the game I love", in a statement read out on BT Sport.
London-born Ferdinand, who had 12 years at Manchester United after spells with West Ham and Leeds, last played for QPR in March.
In the statement, he paid tribute to his wife Rebecca Ellison, who died from breast cancer on 1 May.
Announcing his retirement, Ferdinand said: "After 18 years as a professional footballer, I now feel it's the right time for me to retire from the game that I love.
"As a 12-year-old boy, kicking around a football on the Friary Estate in Peckham, I never dreamt that I would play for my boyhood club West Ham, captain Leeds United, win the Champions League with Manchester United, or re-join my first manager Harry Redknapp at Queens Park Rangers.
"I will always regard the 81 times that I played for England with immense pride. These are all treasured memories that will last a lifetime."
Ferdinand began his career under Redknapp at West Ham, and had a short loan spell at Bournemouth before making his England debut at the age of 19 in 1997.
He joined Leeds for £18m in 2000, and then moved to Manchester United two years later in a deal worth £29.1m, which at the time was a world-record fee for a defender.
While at Old Trafford, he won six Premier League titles, and lifted the Champions League in 2008 as Chelsea were beaten on penalties in Moscow.
He captained England for the first time in 2008, and replaced John Terry in the role on a full-time basis in February 2010, but missed out on the chance to lead his country at that year's World Cup in South Africa after suffering knee ligament damage during a pre-tournament training session. Terry was reinstated as captain in 2012.
Manchester United released Ferdinand in 2014 and he moved to QPR, but was unable to save them from being relegated as they finished bottom of the Premier League.
Former United and England team-mate Paul Scholes said of Ferdinand: "He was a great player, without a doubt the best centre-half I ever played with. I would say for a time as well he was the best centre-half in the world.
"He was such a pleasure to play with and play in front of. To play in front of him, he made your job so easy."
Former England striker Michael Owen, who also played alongside Ferdinand at Old Trafford, tweeted:  "What a player he was; absolute Rolls Royce."

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Rio Ferdinand announces his retirement from football


Former England and Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has announced his retirement from professional football.

The 36-year-old has decided to bring an end to his career following a season in which he struggled to hold down a regular place in a QPR side that was relegated from the Premier League.

Ferdinand was absent for the closing stages of the Premier League campaign and his wife, Rebecca Ellison, died after a battle with cancer on May 1.

Ferdinand hailed the "genius" of Sir Alex Ferguson, under whom he won six Premier League titles at Manchester United, as the key factor in his career.

In a statement, he said: "After 18 years as a professional footballer, I now feel it's the right time for me to retire from the game that I love.

"As a 12-year-old boy, kicking around a football on the Friary Estate in Peckham, I never dreamt that I would play for my boyhood club West Ham, captain Leeds United, win the Champions League with Manchester United, or re-join my
first manager Harry Redknapp at Queens Park Rangers.

"I will always regard the 81 times that I played for England, with immense pride. These are all treasured memories that will last a lifetime.

"Starting a career, every young man needs mentors. I found mine in Dave Goodwin, the district manager at Blackheath, and Tony Carr, the youth team manager at West Ham. They installed in me personality traits that lasted throughout my career. I will always be grateful to them.

"I'd like to thank Chris Ramsey, Harry Redknapp, David O'Leary and David Moyes who managed me at various times in my career, all the backroom staff who looked after me over the years, and the players that I played with. I would also like to thank the team who managed me off the pitch, Jamie Moralee and everybody at New Era.

"Winning trophies over my 13 years at Manchester United allowed me to achieve everything that I desired in football. From a young child to today, that was all I cared about.

"None of that would have been possible, without the genius of one man, Sir Alex Ferguson. His greatest accomplishment in my eyes will always be how he developed us as men, not just as footballers. He will in my opinion, always be the greatest manager in British football history.

"I'd also like to thank and pay tribute to my wife Rebecca and my family, including my mother and father, for their sacrifices, their encouragement and their advice throughout my career.

"And finally, I'd like to thank all the fans from all the clubs - for without them professional football would not exist. I will miss each and every one of you on my Saturday afternoons."

The former England captain added: "This season I really found out that it was time to hang the boots up and get back in the house and watch other people play the game."

QPR wished Ferdinand all the best on Twitter saying: "All the best to @rioferdy5 following his retirement from football."

Gary Neville, who played with Ferdinand for England and the Red Devils many hundreds of times, said: "Congratulations to @rioferdy5 on his great career. Best I played with and best pairings I've seen with Vida/JT. Covered me very well too!"

West Ham tweeted: "West Ham United's thoughts remain with Academy graduate and @englandgreat @rioferdy5 on his retirement #WHUFC"

Ferdinand, who started his career at West Ham in 1995, became the most expensive English player when he joined United from Leeds for £29.1m in 2002 and won 81 caps for his country.

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