‘He used to carry my boots’ – Rio continues Carragher feud with ‘Hall of Fame’ claim after ‘clown’ jibe

admin 10 July 2024, 09:14 yayınlandı

Rio Ferdinand doesn’t know whether his war of words with Jamie Carragher is “real” or just for show, but left a boot in again just in case.

In response to Carragher’s latest jibe, Ferdinand claimed the CBS Sports pundit used to “carry my boots” on England duty and hinted at possible jealousy over his entry into the Premier League Hall of Fame.

The Manchester United legend made the comments in response to for believing Inter Milan were right to be awarded a penalty against rivals AC Milan in the Champions League last week.

“It’s just when players in my position who are defenders, English defenders who are commentating on the game…” Carragher said before Micah Richards interjected, only for Thierry Henry to stop him and ask Carragher to continue.

Carragher added: “I can understand attackers thinking it was a penalty (turning to Henry) if you did, and Stevie was an attacker. Maybe he felt there was a little bit of contact.

“But as a defender we have to stick together don’t we and I just felt people were getting a little bit carried away.”

Micah Richards then said: “Name names.”

Carragher answered: “Rio Ferdinand. I’m happy to call him a clown!”

Ferdinand said he was confused by the incident, telling FIVE: “Every time I see him it’s all love man. I’m a loving guy, we hug and we shake hands and have a little laugh.

“I don’t understand why he came in with hostility, it’s a hostile energy and I don’t understand it. He’s been on our show, we see each other and it’s all cool. He used to carry my boots when we were with England, he always showed me love.

“The thing that might have been, it was [Premier League] Hall of Fame week, that’s the only thing I can think of because me and him are cool. We chat, sometimes text, I just don’t get it man. I’ve only got good energy for him.

“He’s always messaging me, that’s what I’m saying, it’s madness to me. He always messages me, we’ve been in England teams together, like i said he carries my boots. He’s always shown me love.

“I don’t know where that energy has come from and that’s all I want him to tell me is where that energy comes from. Is it real energy or not? I need to know so when I see him I’ll ask him.”