Rio Gavin Ferdinand is an English former professional footballer who played as a center-back and is now a television pundit for BT Sport.
He played 81 times for the England national team between 1997 and 2011 and was a member of three FIFA World Cup squads.
Is Les Ferdinand related to Rio Ferdinand?
Les Ferdinand and Rio Ferdinand are related because they are close cousins. Les grew up in Acton, a town in west London, While Rio grew up in Camberwell, a district of South London.
Moreover, Les started his career in the mid-80s when Rio was just a teenager. On the other hand, Rio got his senior debut in the mid-90s.
Is Rio Ferdinand black?
He is the son of an Irish mother, Janice Lavender, and an Afro-Saint Lucian father, Julian Ferdinand.
Ferdinand grew up in Peckham in a large family, his mother was one of six children and his father arrived in Britain with ten other family members.