Rio Ferdinand has revealed how he once sent Sir Alex Ferguson into meltdown after refusing to wear a ‘Kick-It-Out’ T-shirt before a Manchester United game.
Fergie had told the media all of his Manchester United stars would wear the top in support of the anti-racism campaign group. But Ferdinand felt the wrath of Fergie when he refused to go along with the plan.
Ferdinand felt ‘Kick-It-Out’ had not done enough to support his brother, Anton Ferdinand, throughout his infamous legal battle with John Terry over allegations the former England and Chelsea defender had racially abused him during a game – which Terry has always denied.
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Ferdinand told John Mikel Obi during a recent appearance on his ‘Obi One Podcast’: “I refused to wear a Kick-It-Out T-shirt because I didn’t imagine they backed my brother within the scenario with John Terry. I mentioned, ‘I’m not carrying it’. My mistake was that I did not inform the supervisor.
”The supervisor’s mistake was that he did a press convention saying all of the workforce would put on it, however he knew the scenario that revolved round my brother and didn’t ask me. When I mentioned I’m not carrying it, he went loopy within the altering room earlier than the sport.”
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United met Stoke City that day and triumphed 4-2 in the long run, however Ferguson instructed MUTV after the match he was “disappointed” in his chief for his refusal. However, it did not take lengthy earlier than all was nicely as soon as extra between participant and supervisor.
“Luckily, we won and he didn’t need to kill me anymore! But I went to see him the next day and we kind of just talked it out,” added Ferdinand. “He mentioned perhaps he ought to have come to see me earlier than, as a result of he’s an sincere man.
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“That’s what I appreciated about him. He wasn’t simply mistaken and powerful. If he thought he may have performed one thing otherwise, he would all the time come clean with that which, as a participant, you respect it much more.”