A great defender hopefully he goes into coaching .I agree about that testimonial it was awful .
Rio Ferdinand has announced his retirement from Football
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I just wonder if there's one more testimonial in him. Obviously it's up to him, he's going through a nightmare right now.
Would be class if United had him back for a one-off friendly with profits in aid of Cancer research.
Would be class if United had him back for a one-off friendly with profits in aid of Cancer research.
Correct decision to retire. He's had a great career and can now focus on his family and getting through a very difficult time. Best of luck to him.
Best defender I've ever seen
Yep, we should've kept Stam as it would solved a lot of defensive problems we had from 02-04. Him and Rio would've been immense and keeping Jaap until 2005 would've bridged the gap until Vidic arrived. If only planning was as easy as hindsight.
Thank you Rio Ferdinand for devoting 12 seasons of your career at Manchester United. Your persistance, your never give up attitude and ofcourse your talents that contributed to elevate United to unforgettable moments of triumph. Inspiring, provoking, the backbone in your prime and even beyond that you made sure that there was no easy way through. Delighted to have seen your career unfold here and good luck in the next chapter of your life.
Gratidue and appreciations from the entire Manchester United fanbase.
Gratidue and appreciations from the entire Manchester United fanbase.
One of the greatest defenders of his era. Enjoy your retirement Rio. Thanks for all the memories.
The best defender I've seen at United in my lifetime, and we've had some superb ones in that time.
Another player poorly treated by the England set-up, but at least he got to play a respectable amount of games in his international career, unlike say Steve Bruce.
Another player poorly treated by the England set-up, but at least he got to play a respectable amount of games in his international career, unlike say Steve Bruce.
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Absolute world class defender, formed one of the best CB partnerships the club will see.
Hopefully once he's found peace in his personal life, we can offer him a coaching role at the club.
Hopefully once he's found peace in his personal life, we can offer him a coaching role at the club.
Best defender I have ever seen,one of my favourite ever United players
Such a shame he didnt retire last season .
I searched for this thread in United forum.
United legend, one of the best if not the best United defender I saw in action.
Thanks for the memories Rio and all you gave to the club.
Best of luck in your future life and retirement.
United legend, one of the best if not the best United defender I saw in action.
Thanks for the memories Rio and all you gave to the club.
Best of luck in your future life and retirement.
Unquestionably the best defender I've seen at United. The league had great strikers over the years like Henry, Torres and Drogba all of whom were in Rio's pocket. He could make anyone alongside him look good, even Silvestre.
At his peak he had the absolute lot.
World Class CB and the best I've ever seen.
One of my favourite players and also one of the best defenders
Nesta, Cannavarro, Rio, Terry, Carragher, Puyol, Vidic.
What a vacuum they have left!
What a vacuum they have left!
One of these things is not like the others...
I was waiting for someone to hate on Carragher, but like it or not during the Benitez years he was a friggin rock, specially in Europe.
Probably one of, if not the best defender we've had. Your heart has to go out to the guy right now.
Best CB I have ever seen. I don't think I'll see anyone as good as he was at his peak in the same role until long.
Thanks for all the memories.
Thanks for all the memories.
The best defender i've ever seen, in his peak. Such a shame about what happened recently. Thanks for everything and all the best for the future.
Thanks for the good times Rio.
It would be good to see you back in the game in some way in the future.
It would be good to see you back in the game in some way in the future.
Best defender we've had and probably the best in the PL era. We just looked so much better when he played. Think this should be in the United forum personally.
Lived up to the price tag and then some. We probably could have got him for less if we'd have waited, not bothered now though! (Leeds 
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Soured things a bit with the drugs test and contract disputes, never mind the injuries.
Formidable partnership with Vidic though, those two and VdS made for a vintage defence that any team would be envious of.
Brilliant player.
)Soured things a bit with the drugs test and contract disputes, never mind the injuries.
Formidable partnership with Vidic though, those two and VdS made for a vintage defence that any team would be envious of.
Brilliant player.
What a player he was for us!! Van Gaal would kill for a player like him right now.. Hope he finds some inner peace in what is a tough time for his family and then hopefully join us in some form of coaching role..
One of the best defenders to ever wear the Manchester United shirt. The partnership he formed with Vidic was incredible. Best of luck to Rio in his retirement!
Am I the only person thinking that Rio's retirement isn't getting nearly enough fan fare? The bloke deserves way more celebration in the press.
There's a few reasons I think.
I think the FIFA story has taken up most of the sports pages in the past few weeks. Without that I bet there would have been more coverage.
Also, given the personal tragedy he understandably is not giving too many interviews at the moment.
Lastly, his club had a terrible season and got relegated. If they stayed up with Rio's help, their press department would be all over his retirement.
Yeah, pretty much this. The FIFA thing has taken over pretty much everything, whilst Rio hardly played last season anyway so he's gone out on a bit of a low key tone.
Absolute legend for us though, best in the world when he was at his peak.
Stan was immense. I remember reading in his autobiography about the first time He witnessed a Fergie team talk in the dressing room and he was completely overwhelmed by all the star players sat around him. Then all of a sudden Giggs cocked his leg up and let out a huge rippling fart! This then put Stam at ease and the rest is history :-)
No he isnt. He's a United legend!
Absolute legend and the best defender to put on a united shirt. Defended a Champions League final without getting his shorts dirty!
Yes
Was an absolutely brilliant defender. Proved to be well worth what was a mega fee at the time, couldn't have asked for more from the guy.
Have to say that got me pretty emotional
I think I'd forgotten just how much I loved Rio. With everything thats happened in the last couple of years, and Rio's own drop in performance, its all got a bit lost just what a loss he has been, and what a great player he was for us. He was incredible in 08/09, only second to Ronaldo for me. Fantastic player, fantastic servant.
This is a great video too, if you have a spare 10 minutes, well worth the watch...
This really should be in the United forum too btw.
If only that meeting with Chelsea hadn't somehow been found out.
Not one of the greatest but the greatest.