Rio began to collect medals as he won three consecutive Premier League titles and the Champions League in He left West Ham in for Sunderland and began to drift through a succession of clubs without success. He was later cleared of criminal charges, but the experience left a bad taste in the mouth.
Rio later regretted his failure to offer his brother more vocal support, but hindsight is a comfort blanket producing little warmth. Rio enjoyed a glittering career and played at the very highest level, but he also had the luxury of being the oldest and possessing the ability to set his own bar of excellence. Anton had no such cushion, left to chase an impossibly high standard set by an older sibling. By Brian Penn. No Comments Yet Comments are closed. James Milner is not a robot — but make no mistake, he is a machine.
And, honestly, the pressure was too much. Rio and Anton grew up in Peckham and, in the mids, their mum endured horrendous racism. She and baby Anton were spat on when she pushed him in a pram. She educated herself plus she went through so much — getting beat up, getting spat on because a black baby was in her pram and being with a black man. That was the era then. My mum was open about it.
My dad was open too because when he first come to England from St Lucia people would drive past and shout stuff at him. In the documentary, Anton, Rio and their dad return to the Peckham estate.
Anton remembers being harassed by the police as a kid and how his parents taught him to be wary. They said it was imperative, if asked by the police, to turn out his pockets rather than allow anyone to do it for him. Will he give the same advice to his children? As a young defender for West Ham, Ferdinand saw only a magnificent footballer when he looked up to John Terry.
Even now, Ferdinand shows genuine affection when holding the signed shirt Terry gave to him after West Ham played Chelsea in Terry added a long and supportive message.
I was excited. Ferdinand joined QPR on 1 September , seven weeks before his life changed for ever. I was back in London after four years at Sunderland, which I loved. They were a fantastic team but, at home in front of our fans on a tight pitch, we knew we had a chance.
Nothing was going to get in my way. It was a wild derby. John came up for a long throw and I eased him out of the way. The game got stopped, words were exchanged and it was our free-kick. Read More. Anton Ferdinand: 'England should not host World Cup'. Anton Ferdinand introducing Ferdinand Football Group.
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