Rio Ferdinand posts update from hospital as he misses TNT Sports punditry with illness
A familiar voice will be missing when Paris Saint-Germain host Arsenal on Wednesday night as Rio Ferdinand is in hospital. The TNT Sports pundit gave an update to his followers on social media as he confirmed he would not be working on the Champions League semi-final clash. @rioferdy5Ferdinand gave an update to his many followers[/caption] “Gutted to be missing the Semi-Finals this week on @footballontnt,” he wrote. “Wishing the team all the best — I’ll be watching every minute from the iPad!” The Manchester United legend added a picture of himself from a hospital bed with a drip machine attached to him with a thumbs up. It’s not clear what the nature of Ferdinand’s illness is. The former England regular has become part of the wallpaper at TNT, recently going viral while watching his old club against Lyon. United faced the French side in the quarter-finals of the Europa League and were down and out in extra time with the score 4-2. Yet they not only came back, but won it, scoring three times to avoid a penalty shoot-out. One of his country’s greats as a player, Ferdinand won 14 titles with United including six Premier League crowns. He’s since become one of the UK’s most recognisable pundits in retirement and hosts a successful podcast. Although one of his most high profile moments from the commentary box certainly split opinion. Ferdinand is one of the UK’s biggest punditsRex Features During the 2024 Champions League final between Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid Ferdinand could be heard shouting ‘Ballon d’Or’ as Vinicius Jr made the game 2-0. The Brazilian eventually lost the award to Manchester City’s Rodri, but Ferdinand recently poked fun at the moment. Discussing Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal, he repeated the words, and added: “I don’t know if there’s anyone more exciting to go to a stadium and watch right now.”
A familiar voice will be missing when Paris Saint-Germain host Arsenal on Wednesday night as Rio Ferdinand is in hospital.
The TNT Sports pundit gave an update to his followers on social media as he confirmed he would not be working on the Champions League semi-final clash.
“Gutted to be missing the Semi-Finals this week on @footballontnt,” he wrote.
“Wishing the team all the best — I’ll be watching every minute from the iPad!”
The Manchester United legend added a picture of himself from a hospital bed with a drip machine attached to him with a thumbs up.
It’s not clear what the nature of Ferdinand’s illness is.
The former England regular has become part of the wallpaper at TNT, recently going viral while watching his old club against Lyon.
United faced the French side in the quarter-finals of the Europa League and were down and out in extra time with the score 4-2.
Yet they not only came back, but won it, scoring three times to avoid a penalty shoot-out.
One of his country’s greats as a player, Ferdinand won 14 titles with United including six Premier League crowns.
He’s since become one of the UK’s most recognisable pundits in retirement and hosts a successful podcast.
Although one of his most high profile moments from the commentary box certainly split opinion.
During the 2024 Champions League final between Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid Ferdinand could be heard shouting ‘Ballon d’Or’ as Vinicius Jr made the game 2-0.
The Brazilian eventually lost the award to Manchester City’s Rodri, but Ferdinand recently poked fun at the moment.
Discussing Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal, he repeated the words, and added: “I don’t know if there’s anyone more exciting to go to a stadium and watch right now.”
