Rio rejects Keane's World Cup taunt

Rio Ferdinand today defended himself and his England World Cup colleagues against criticism from his controversial Manchester United team-mate Roy Keane.

Rio Ferdinand today defended himself and his England World Cup colleagues against criticism from Roy Keane.

Keane pinpointed England’s apparent gratitude at swapping shirts after their quarter-final defeat by Brazil in Japan last summer as symptomatic of a team who were satisfied to settle for a last-eight showing.