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London Football Icons: Rio Ferdinand

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From West Ham prodigy to Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand’s football journey began in the youth ranks of several clubs before he settled at West Ham United. Author - Josh D Source | Medietaextra YouTube At West Ham, he developed into one of England’s brightest defensive talents. Making his Premier League debut in 1996, he quickly became a fan favourite at Upton Park, winning the Hammer of the Year award the following season. During his time at West Ham , he played with Frank Lampard, Joe Cole and Michael Carrick. These were all players that would go onto have fantastic careers in the Premier League. However, they would all leave the club at various points. READ MORE: Learn about icons of the game with European Super Football This rapid rise earned him a senior England cap against Cameroon in 1997, making him the youngest defender to play for the Three Lions at the time. Moves to Leeds and Manchester  His performances caught the eye of Leeds United, who smashed the British...

London Football Icons: Teddy Sheringham

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A player with a huge connection to some of London's biggest clubs Edward Paul Sheringham MBE (known to most as Teddy Sheringham) is an English football manager and former player. He played mostly as a second striker, in a 24-year professional career.  Author - James P Source |  Chip Shop Forks_80 A summary He was part of the Manchester United team that won the treble of the Premier League , FA Cup and UEFA Champions League in 1999. He scored the equalising goal and provided the assist for the club's winning goal in the 1999 UEFA Champions League final against Bayern Munich that sealed it, with both goals coming in injury time of the second half. The start of a wonderful career Sheringham began his career at Millwall , where he scored 111 goals between 1983 and 1991, and is the club's second all-time leading scorer. He left to join First Division Nottingham Forest. A year later, Sheringham scored Forest's first-ever Premier League goal and was signed by Tottenham Hot...