Rio Ferdinand Signed Manchester United Shirt professionally framed with a certificate of authenticity on the back. Rio Gavin Ferdinand is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-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. He is one of the most decorated English footballers of all time and regarded by many as one of England’s greatest ever players.