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Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand says that he and his team mates are desperate to win the title for new manager David Moyes next season.   Ferdinand told the Sun[http://www. thesun. co. uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/4971564/Rio-Ferdinand-We-will-win-the-title-for-David-Moyes. html], “To win the league under David Moyes would be phenomenal.

Rio Ferdinand has revealed he retired from England duty to preserve his career. The defender invoked the ire of the nation earlier this season when he turned down a call up from Roy Hodgson to play for his country. He told the Sunday Sun[http://www. thesun. co. uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/4970394/Rio-Ferdinand-I-quit-England-to-keep-my-Man-Utd-career-going.

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has backed Rio Ferdinand to shrug off criticism over his international career and believes that it shouldn’t bother him.   “It’s the modern society isn’t it?” Ferguson told The Telegraph[http://www. telegraph. co. uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-united/9962057/Manchester-United-boss-Sir-Alex-Ferguson-backs-Rio-Ferdinand-to-shrug-off-England-fans-abuse. html].