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John Terry's War of Words With Rio Ferdinand Escalates After Chelsea Icon's 'The Greatest' Claim
John Terry's War of Words With Rio Ferdinand Escalates After Chelsea Icon's 'The Greatest' Claim
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Former England internationals Rio Ferdinand and John Terry don't share the best of relationship, even after retiring from the sport long ago. The bitterness... 27.05.2022, Sputnik International
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Rio Ferdinand and John Terry were engaged in a bitter war of words on Twitter after the Chelsea icon hit out at the Ex-Manchester United defender for putting him at the fifth place in his list of the top-five centre-backs in Premier League history.Ferdinand picked himself at the top, followed by current Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk at No 2. His Old Trafford colleague Nemanja Vidic was placed third, while former Netherlands star Jaap Stam was fourth, with Terry rounding off the top five. However, the ex-Blues centre-back didn't like Ferdinand's rankings and immediately fired back at the Sky Sports pundit with an Instagram story featuring his career figures, remarking that "opinions are great but stats don't lie".Not the one to sit back quietly, Ferdinand then took a "fragile ego" swipe at Terry.He responded on Twitter: "The moment one has to start pushing their own records and stats it's really time to start addressing the fragile ego". "You're lucky I even put you in the top 5 after the racism case with my brother so be thankful you made it", Ferdinand added on the micro-blogging platform.A furious Terry then hit back, telling him: "A fragile ego is putting yourself at Number 1. Thanks for putting me in your top 5".Subsequently, Terry retweeted a collage that declared him "the greatest" after comparing his career numbers with the stats of other defenders.
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John Terry's War of Words With Rio Ferdinand Escalates After Chelsea Icon's 'The Greatest' Claim
10:34 GMT 27.05.2022 (Updated: 11:44 GMT 10.12.2022) Former England internationals Rio Ferdinand and John Terry don't share the best of relationship, even after retiring from the sport long ago. The bitterness between the pair stems from a 2011 incident, when the ex-Chelsea skipper was accused of using racial slurs against the Man United legend's younger brother Anton.
Rio Ferdinand and John Terry were engaged in a bitter war of words on Twitter after the Chelsea icon hit out at the Ex-Manchester United defender for putting him at the fifth place in his list of the top-five centre-backs in
Premier League history.
Ferdinand picked himself at the top, followed by current
Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk at No 2. His Old Trafford colleague Nemanja Vidic was placed third, while former Netherlands star Jaap Stam was fourth, with Terry rounding off the top five.
However, the ex-Blues centre-back didn't like Ferdinand's rankings and immediately fired back at the Sky Sports pundit with an Instagram story featuring his career figures, remarking that "opinions are great but stats don't lie".
Not the one to sit back quietly, Ferdinand then took a "fragile ego" swipe at Terry.
He responded on Twitter: "The moment one has to start pushing their own records and stats it's really time to start addressing the fragile ego".
"You're lucky I even put you in the top 5 after the racism case with my brother so be thankful you made it", Ferdinand added on the micro-blogging platform.
A furious Terry then hit back, telling him: "A fragile ego is putting yourself at Number 1. Thanks for putting me in your top 5".
Subsequently, Terry retweeted a collage that declared him "the greatest" after comparing his career numbers with the stats of other defenders.
