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Rio Ferdinand says to retire at end of season

Rio Ferdinand

Former England captain Rio Ferdinand is planning to retire from football at the end of the current domestic season, the Queens Park Rangers defender has said.

The 35-year-old centre-back, in an interview with British television chat show host Jonathan Ross to be broadcast on Saturday, said he thought this season with QPR -- currently bottom of the Premier League -- would be his last as a professional footballer.

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