Here’s Rio Ferdinand at a Pizzeria in Manchester earlier this year, where the entire United team were out to celebrate qualifying for the Champions League finale. Well, we all know how that turned out! Following Rio’s failed attempt against a newspaper to prevent a ‘kiss and tell’ of his other alleged affairs from being exposed, the former England captain has bizarrely declared that he would have been a great actor if football didn’t come knocking. Yes, even better than Will Smith!
“In an ideal world, I would’ve like to have been a … I love tennis, so I can see myself (as a tennis player). Federer wouldn’t have had a chance against me if I took it up. That or an actor – Will Smith wouldn’t have had a job – I would’ve been in Hollywood..” (Will Carling : “Go on, give it a little stroke then.” Rio : “That sounded weird man”)
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