When talking about Rio Ferdinand, we cannot ignore the fact that the former English midfielder twice broke the transfer record. In 2000, Rio Ferdinand was recruited by Leeds from West Ham for a fee of 18.1 million pounds. An unimaginable fee at that time for a 22-year-old midfielder like Ferdinand. But then, Ferdinand himself broke the transfer record for the second time when he moved to MU for 41 million pounds in 2002. A record number and made people stunned at that time.
Ferdinand’s perfection is clearly shown through Sir Alex Ferguson’s praise for the English midfielder. “It is difficult to choose a better player than Rio Ferdinand in the central defender position. When he came to us, Rio showed himself to be a player with great potential with great technique, speed and very good dueling ability. All the qualities that make Rio perfect. It can be said that he is the type of central defender that any team wants to own”, which is what Sir Alex once praised Rio. In fact, Ferdinand and Vidic formed the best central defender duo in Premier League history, with the peak coming in the 2007/08 season when they helped MU concede only 28 goals in 51 matches in the Premier League and Champions League.
As much as Rio Ferdinand plays football in a gentle, flowery style on the field, he also promotes elegance through his sexual promiscuity off the field. It’s even more shocking when the number of lovers who have passed through the hands of the former MU midfielder fit into one football team. All the noise started when Rio Ferdinand filed a lawsuit in court suing the Mirror newspaper for reporting information about him having a secret relationship with interior designer Carly Storey in 2011. However, Ferdinand was “retorted”. ” when Gavin Millar, the Mirror’s lawyer, presented clear evidence of the former England player’s extramarital affairs. Specifically, Millar pointed out that Rio cheated on his wife Rebecca Ellison to have an affair with…10 girls. “Since 2002, at least 7 different women have claimed to have had romantic relationships with Rio, although at that time, Rio was in a close relationship with Rebecca Ellison,” The Sun newspaper quoted her statement. Millar.
Not stopping there, Millar also asserted that Rio “hooked” with Carly when he was only 17 years old. The two then secretly reconnected in 2002. Not only did Rio Ferdinand have a secret relationship with Carly Storey for 13 years, but he also dated a series of celebrities. Like Sarah Whatmore, the ghost Rio met at a bar in Manchester in December 2002. Brazilian model named Tatiane Rosalino and met Rio when they both took photos together in a magazine. Next is flight attendant Lauren Alcorn, who once accused the former MU star of paying 7,500 pounds to force her to have an abortion after 5 years together.
This list is also extended with the presence of two pink shadows, Catherine Shepherd and Savannah Benson. These are two beauties who met Rio during a vacation in Ayia Napa, Cyprus. Besides, there is also the Israeli model, Lilach Yafe; topless model Holly McGuire; stripper Coralie Robinson or Israeli model, Tslil Sela. Even more notable is Carly Storey, who accused Rio of having an affair and went to the Mirror to reveal everything, leading to a loud lawsuit by the former MU midfielder. After a review process, the London High Court rejected Rio’s accusations against the Mirror because freedom of speech laws allow this newspaper to exploit issues they believe are of public concern. Having lost the lawsuit, Rio also suffered a double loss when it cost 500,000 pounds, not to mention 100,000 pounds in compensation for the winning party and court fees of about 161,000 pounds.
In fact, this is not the first time Rio Ferdinand has been in trouble because of a behind-the-scenes scandal. Rio Ferdinand, Frank Lampard and Kieron Dyer once caused a huge scandal before EURO 2000. It all started with the News of the World newspaper revealing that the trio had sex clips leaked. This famous tabloid headlined “British stars shamed by sex videos”. The “English stars” here are Lampard, Ferdinand and Dyer. Up to now, the leak of sex clips of Lampard, Ferdinand and Dyer is still one of the most famous cases that News of the World has ever exposed.
Not being able to attend EURO 2000 with the Three Lions, Lampard, Ferdinand and Dyer went to Cyprus to relieve their sadness. The whole group was filled with alcohol and girls at a resort in the tourist paradise of Ayia Napa in the south of Cyprus. According to Dyer, the camera was brought by a friend of Ferdinand’s. Dyer said: “While we were having fun, one of Ferdinand’s comrades brought a camera into the room. He started taking pictures without even letting me and the happy girl know. When she found out about being videotaped, she got angry. I had to frantically apologize and then take a taxi to take her back to the hotel.”
Until now, this scandal is still a stain that is difficult to wash off for Rio Ferdinand and those negligent comrades.
