Rio Ferdinand was a brilliant defender for ... We’ve trawled through the archives and picked out 10 moments where Ferdinand was football punditry’s answer to Alan Patridge.

The language of football has changed - and the language ... Some of the comments questioned whether Rio’s contribution was impartial given his 455 appearances and 10 major trophies, including ...

Clive Tyldesley has taken aim at Rio Ferdinand for his co-commentary during ... Tyldesley went on to state that football has moved into the 'commentator fan' era, which sees the likes of Gary ...

Rio Ferdinand has broken his silence on a health scare that left him hospitalised for a number of days and saw him miss punditry duty for the second legs of the recent European semi-finals.