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Rio Ferdinand says to retire at end of season

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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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