Manchester United centre-back Rio Ferdinand has stated his wish to negotiate a longer contract at the English club. Rio still has two years left on his current contract, but he would like to end his playing career at the Red Devils. Man Utd are willing to sit around a table and discuss with the 1.92m [...]

Fabio Capello has today named the England captain for the friendly match against France. England’s captain for the Wednesday game will be Man Utd defender Rio Ferdinand. Capello has said that he is rotating the England captaincy to view all the available options’ capabilities. This will eventually lead to the appointment of the best candidate. [...]

Carrick will miss the chance to earn another England cap in the Wednesday friendly against France. He was a surprise exclusion from Capello’s second provisional 30-man squad, considering he played relatively well for Man Utd in recent matches. The Man Utd players who may feature in the match are Wesley Brown, Wayne Rooney, Rio Ferdinand [...]