Rio Ferdinand, a former defender for West Ham, Leeds United, and Manchester United, has been inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame.
Ferdinand, 44, won six Premier League championships in 12 years after joining Manchester United from Leeds in 2002 for a then-British-record transfer fee.
While playing for Sir Alex Ferguson at Old Trafford, he also won the Champions League and the Club World Cup.
Ferdinand also earned 81 England caps after making his debut at the age of 19.
Ferdinand started his 20-year professional playing career at West Ham under Harry Redknapp. Before earning his England debut against Cameroon in 1997, he made his debut when he was 17 years old and spent a brief time on loan at Bournemouth.
He moved to Manchester United in a deal costing £29.1 million two years after joining Leeds for £18 million, both of which were British records at the time and the most expensive moves for a defender.
Ferdinand was released by United in 2014 and transferred to QPR, where he struggled to keep them out of the Premier League’s bottom division and eventually retired in May 2015.