Manchester United defender, Rio Ferdinand’s wife Rebecca has died following a short battle with breast cancer. The QPR defender revealed in a statement released on the club’s website that his wife passed away aged 35 on Friday night in hospital.
“She was a fantastic loving mother to our three beautiful children. She will be missed as a wife, sister, aunt, daughter and granddaughter. She will live on in our memory, as a guide and inspiration.
“Myself, my parents Janice and Julian, along with Rebecca’s parents Lesley and Stephen, would like to thank our families, friends and my club colleagues who have rallied around in these desperate days, weeks and months.
“Our grief, as a family, is total. We would appreciate being allowed to mourn privately,” Ferdinand added.