Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has announced his retirement from professional football.
The footballer won six Premier League titles, the Champions League, the FA Cup and three League Cup trophies in 12 seasons with Manchester United, and was capped 81 times by England.
In a statement, Ferdinand said it was ‘the right time for me to retire from the game I love’.
Ferdinand’s retirement follows the recent death of his wife Rebecca Ellison, after a short battle with cancer.