RIO FERDINAND IS TO RETIRE AT THE END OF 2013 SEASON.

It has finally dawned on Rio Ferdinand that he can no longer carry , and as he has a one year contract , it will not be extended as he is now 35 years old. Rio Ferdinand was the costliest defender in the E.P.L, he was got for a sum of 30 million pounds. Rio Ferdinand comes from a football family his brother Anton Ferdinand played for West Ham United and Sunderland as well, but he never reached the heights of Rio Ferdinand. But Rio Ferdinands cousin Les Ferdinand who played both for Newcastle United and England as well was far more successful as a football player. Les Ferdinand also was the footballer to score 100,000 goal in the E.P.L, the F.A awarded him 100,000 pounds to pay it to a charity organisation of his choice only. Rio Ferdinand could very well end up becoming a football pundit like Gary Lineker and Gary Neville.