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For too long now, European football authorities have not taken the problem of racism in the game seriously and refuse to acknowledge how widespread the problem is.

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Rio Ferdinand
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: November 7
Association Football Player
Autobiographer
Film Producer
Soccer Player
Cambrewelle
Rio Gavin Ferdinand
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I set myself high standards on the pitch and know I have not always lived up to them this season.
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Do you know who I am? Why, have you forgotten?
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You get a bad result one week and it's a natural reaction to go out in the next game and put it behind you and do well.
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It's great to see young players like Kieran coming out and not being intimidated by it. (on Kieran Richardson)
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Most professional players are their own biggest critics. Some of the things you read in the papers that strike you as bang out of order will already have been thought by the players themselves
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It was wicked meeting Nelson Mandela.
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