Editing Rio Ferdinand (section)

===Queens Park Rangers===
On 17 July 2014, Ferdinand signed for newly promoted Premier League club [[Queens Park Rangers]] on a one-year contract.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28317707|title=Rio Ferdinand: QPR sign ex-Man Utd and England defender|publisher=BBC Sport|date=17 July 2014|access-date=19 July 2014}}</ref> He returned to Old Trafford for the first time since leaving Manchester United on 14 September 2014 to face his former club in the Premier League in which his side was beaten 4–0.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Henson|first1=Mike|title=Man Utd 4–0 QPR|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/29098240|access-date=18 September 2014|publisher=BBC Sport|date=14 September 2014}}</ref>

In October 2014, Ferdinand confirmed in an interview on ''[[The Jonathan Ross Show]]'' that he would retire at the end of the season, saying "I'm not fearful of retirement, I'm looking forward to it, I can see some good stuff hopefully happening ahead".<ref>{{cite news|title=Premier League: Ex-England and Manchester United captain Rio Ferdinand plans to retire|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/9531991/premier-league-ex-england-and-manchester-united-captain-rio-ferdinand-plans-to-retire|access-date=24 October 2014|publisher=Sky Sports|date=24 October 2014}}</ref> In May 2015, following their relegation, Queens Park Rangers announced the release of Ferdinand in the summer.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32904955|title=Rio Ferdinand and Joey Barton among six to leave QPR|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=27 May 2015}}</ref> He made only 12 appearances for QPR in his only season with the club.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/queens-park-rangers/11633694/Joey-Barton-and-Rio-Ferdinand-released-on-free-transfers-by-QPR.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/queens-park-rangers/11633694/Joey-Barton-and-Rio-Ferdinand-released-on-free-transfers-by-QPR.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Joey Barton and Rio Ferdinand released on free transfers by QPR|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=27 May 2015|access-date=28 May 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

On 30 May 2015, Ferdinand announced his retirement from professional football, three days after his departure from QPR.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sport.bt.com/sport-football/football/rio-ferdinand-announces-retirement-from-football-S11363983663561|title=Rio Ferdinand announces retirement from football|publisher=BT Sport|date=30 May 2015|access-date=30 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/9869696/rio-ferdinand-announces-his-retirement-from-football|title=Rio Ferdinand announces his retirement from football|publisher=Sky Sports|date=30 May 2015|access-date=30 May 2015}}</ref>