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#2Sides: My Autobiography
Rio Ferdinand is one of the finest footballers of his generation – a Champions League and Premier League-winning centre back who began life as an ambitious kid on the council estates of south-east London only to grow into one of the game’s greatest stoppers. Candid, outspoken and supremely honest, this is his story: from the early days as a schoolboy trying to impress the
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350 pages
Published
October 2nd 2014
by Blink Publishing
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Enjoyed this, just wish it had been a bit longer. Rather than a typical chronological view of his career this is a series of chapters dealing with specific subjects. Ferdinand comes over as driven, articulate and intelligent. He does not pull punches but does try to provide balanced views. This is demonstrated with his views on David Moyes who he does describe as a very honest and decent guy, but who was not tactically up to the requirements of a club that expects to win, not just survive. Likew
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Absolutely brilliant.
My opinions are not literary, but from the perspective of a football fan. A bold, expressive and honest Rio Ferdinand talks in detail about some of the highlights of his career, the highs as well as the lows. Within a few pages the reader would realize how we have grossly misconstrued some stories, thanks to the media.
His style is not a 'footballing' language so to speak, but exceptionally candid; perhaps enough to intrigue the minds of those who don't even follow the sport ...more
My opinions are not literary, but from the perspective of a football fan. A bold, expressive and honest Rio Ferdinand talks in detail about some of the highlights of his career, the highs as well as the lows. Within a few pages the reader would realize how we have grossly misconstrued some stories, thanks to the media.
His style is not a 'footballing' language so to speak, but exceptionally candid; perhaps enough to intrigue the minds of those who don't even follow the sport ...more
Impressive and another compulsory read for true United fans.
I brought the book as a quick read and I am a huge football fan. He seems a genuine guy and has been an excellent footballer for the past 10-15 years, just awesome. Also has some great insights to the game tactically and overall.
The book has been really poorly edited and noticed 5-8 mistakes in the texts I.e. Words missing and doubled up. But other wise a good easy read. Now on too Roy Keane. This should be interesting.
The book has been really poorly edited and noticed 5-8 mistakes in the texts I.e. Words missing and doubled up. But other wise a good easy read. Now on too Roy Keane. This should be interesting.
Great. Sincere and with a lot of behind the scenes and Rios thinking.
I very much enjoyed this book. Rio is very honest and comes across as very intelligent and entrepreneurial. It was fascinating reading his insights into his time at Manchester United (especially throughout the David Moyes era as it gave a first hand account of why things were so bad) and it was very interesting reading about the mentality top class players carry and the driving forces that push them to succeed. Rio's insights into the racism incidents that affected both his friends and family an
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If you're hoping for a complete autobiography with a structured timeline and one filled with details, this book isn't for you. For all those Rio fans out there who want to know more about him, this should be right up your alley. It's a collection of Rio's fond memories and candid opinions. He's as Rio as Rio can get. A must for a Rio Ferdinand fan. I liked it.
I did enjoy this biography by Footballer Rio Ferdinand who shares his thoughts on life and Football. Not the usual Football biography where behind the scenes exposes are discussed but nevertheless interesting and entertaining. No great revelations but a reasonably quick and easy read that entertains.
I could have said it better than one of the reviews I read: "Enjoyed this, just wish it had been a bit longer. Rather than a typical chronological view of his career this is a series of chapters dealing with specific subjects."
I'm dallying between an okay book or a good one (2-3 stars). I was expecting more (than it is) of that "the hard truth"-kind of book involving more players and events, than the parts with John Terry and Ashley Cole. At least it was the expression I got from the papers.
An easy quick read, honest and okay. It's clear that racism is a central theme in this book, and a very important matter to Rio. An important issue that unfortunately isn't analysed more deeply by him. The language is pretty simpl ...more
An easy quick read, honest and okay. It's clear that racism is a central theme in this book, and a very important matter to Rio. An important issue that unfortunately isn't analysed more deeply by him. The language is pretty simpl ...more
Slightly different take on the usual football autobiography -- more thought pieces of how Rio sees football, its personalities and the other parts of his life including his restaurant and magazine. He comes across as thoughtful and certainly exhibits that he has what it takes to have life outside of football especially since he's not been in QPR side for along time now!
Never been the biggest fan of Rio as a player but thought his book would be interesting and was not dissapointed. Some interesting chapters and insights into the likes of genuine world class players Ronaldo and Messi etc. The John Terry chapter was also very enlighting. An interesting read for any football fan.
I did enjoy this biography by Footballer Rio Ferdinand who shares his thoughts on life and Football. Not the usual Football biography where behind the scenes exposes are discussed but nevertheless interesting and entertaining. No great revelations but a reasonably quick and easy read that entertains.
A good insight into the life of a top Premier League footballer. The book would, however, have benefited from the eye of a good editor given the plethora of spelling mistakes and grammatical errors throughout.
Enjoyable read and some interesting insights into football issues such as rascism and the future of football. Good guy.
Not bad, but read it in about 2 days. I don't think anyone helped Rio write this!
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Rio Gavin Ferdinand (born 7 November 1978) is an English footballer. He plays at centre back for Manchester United in the Premier League and at the international level for the England national football team. He has achieved 70 caps for the English national team while being selected for three FIFA World Cup squads. He is currently the vice-captain of the England national team and stand-in captain f
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