Rio Ferdinand has confirmed helium volition measurement down from his relation arsenic a pundit with broadcaster TNT Sports.
The erstwhile Manchester United and England defender, 46, has worked for the company, antecedently known arsenic BT Sport, for 10 years but volition measurement speech to absorption connected "other concern interests" and clip with family.
Ferdinand's past crippled volition beryllium Saturday's Champions League last betwixt Paris St-Germain and Inter Milan successful Munich (20:00 BST).
"Since retiring from football, it has been a privilege talking astir the crippled I emotion for a decade," Ferdinand said successful a statement posted connected his X account, external.
"I privation to admit the tremendous enactment from the squad down the scenes, whose hard enactment often goes unseen but has been indispensable to our success."
"As I crook the leafage to the adjacent chapter, I transportation with maine countless memories. I americium excited astir what the aboriginal holds - spending much clip with my family, focusing connected Rio Ferdinand Presents and my different concern interests," helium added.
Ferdinand's YouTube transmission has 1.32 cardinal subscribers and helium has besides launched his ain covering line, called FIVE, successful collaboration with retailer Sports Direct.
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