Ferdinand ‘should have known better’

Rio Ferdinand "should have known better" than become involved in a Twitter row which has seen the QPR defender suspended for three matches, according to the FA.

The 35-year-old, who was in Dublin yesterday for the Web Summit, was handed a £25,000 (€32,000) fine as well as a ban for using the term “sket” — a term for a promiscuous girl or woman — on the social media site on September 1 after a message suggesting Ferdinand’s team needed a new centre-half.

Ferdinand, who left Manchester United in the summer, has yet to confirm whether he will appeal, with the deadline set for November 10.