Rio Ferdinand: 'the biggest idiot will always be John Terry', after he refused to apologise over racial insult on ferdinand brother 'Anton'

Rio Ferdinand has accused John Terry of ‘stupidity’ over the racial insult he delivered to his brother Anton and has expressed his shock that the former England captain never apologised to either of them.

Ferdinand, once an England team-mate of Terry, became estranged from the centre-half when he clashed with Anton at a match between QPR and Chelsea in 2011. The FA ruled Terry had racially abused Anton, calling him a ‘******* black ****’.

And Ferdinand, who has spoken about the affair publicly for the first time in his autobiography #2Sides, serialised in The Sun on Sunday, said: ‘He never apologised to me or to Anton. And he has never hinted that he has ever had a moment of understanding over the damage his stupidity had inflicted on everyone.’

Ferdinand and Terry, who were England centre-back partners together, no longer speak and the former Manchester United skipper says he cannot forgive the Chelsea captain for what he said and did and put his family through.

He added: ‘For me, the biggest idiot will always be John Terry. As England captain and my centre-back partner he could have saved everyone a lot of pain by admitting immediately he used the word in the heat of the moment, but was not racist.

‘I think that's probably what happened and what the truth is. Anton and I would've accepted that – instead he never gave us a chance.

‘That was the betrayal. He tried to run away from what he had done.'

Fedinand also revealed that the incident, which happened back in 2011, took its toll on his family with his mother having her windows smashed in, bullets in the post and was eventually admitted to hospital with stress.

Terry quit England after the FA’s charge, despite being cleared in court of racial abuse.

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Anaconda style: Miley Cyrus sports large prosthetic bottom on stage in Puerto Rico

She claimed she would leave twerking to the likes of Nicki Minaj after the rapper’s raunchy performance at the MTV Video Music Awards last month.

But it seems Miley Cyrus has found the perfect way to take on her twerking competition as she sported a significantly larger derriere while on stage in Puerto Rico on Friday night.

The 21-year-old made sure fans in San Juan were treated the racy antics her Bangerz tour has become known for as she hit the stage at the Puerto Rico Coliseum.

The raunchy starlet wore her typically revealing stage attire as she rocked the stage in a shimmering two-piece.

But it was her new assets that stole the show as she bent over and put her fake posterior on full display.

Miley made sure fans were given the time to admire her new addition as she stopped and pointed to her fake bum while singing the songs from her hit album.

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Iker Casillas: 'Fans were entitled to complain', after Real Madrid lose to Atletico

Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas has told Canal Plus the fans were "entitled to complain" after he was whistled at the Bernabeu during the 2-1 defeat to Atletico Madrid.

Casillas and Karim Benzema were the focal point of the frustration from a significant portion of the supporters during the derby defeat, which leaves the European champions -- who were also beaten by Atletico in the Super Cup -- with three points from their opening three games.

"The fans are disappointed with the team and a defeat for Madrid hurts them as much as it hurts us," Casillas said, according to AS. "We're disappointed for the club and for the supporters. We didn't play as well as we needed to and it was the same situation in San Sebastian against Real Sociedad."

He added: "The fans' views are to be respected. If they feel the need to whistle then we need to accept this and keep working hard. We need to change the dynamic. They're entitled to complain and my way of responding is the only way I know -- playing football."

Atletico were once again able to hurt Real through their use of set-pieces, and Casillas -- whose place in the team is under threat from new signing Keylor Navas -- said he accepted his part in the defeat.

"I understand the paranoia that we are suffering as we're conceding goals from dead-balls and as goalkeeper I accept responsibility," he said. "I'll take my portion of the blame. We as a team, however, need to find the answers as the problems are starting to accumulate."

Real boss Carlo Ancelotti, though, insisted Casillas was not to blame for Tiago's opening goal.

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Heaven on earth: Dubai's skyscrapers in the fog above the city

It is home to some of the tallest skyscrapers in the world and Dubai's famous cityscape just keeps climbing upwards.

And now a photographer has captured the city's buildings as you've never seen them before - appearing to float amongst the clouds.

American Marcelo Castro's heavenly shots show the tops of the buildings peeking out from above thick fog as the sun begins to set behind them.

Towering above them all in the distance is the unmistakeable Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world.

As day turns to night, the buildings' myriad lights begin to twinkle in the haze. Hundreds of feet in the air, the busy city streets can't even be seen through the fog.

Mr Castro, 35, took the impressive shots while on holiday in the city. He said: 'This was my last day of vacation, and I had a lay over in Dubai. 

'I decided to get a hotel room in the highest building I could find just to take some cityscape photos.'I shot some sunset photos, and had already planned to wake up early the next day to take some sunrise photos.

'To my surprise, when I got up on the hotel roof in morning, I could only see the tallest buildings piercing through the dense blanket of fog that covered the city shortly before sunrise.'

 

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Cristiano Ronaldo would leave Madrid next summer with £500,000-a-week to join Manchester United or Chelsea

Cristiano Ronaldo will demand a ground-breaking £500,000-a-week to join either Chelsea or Manchester United next summer.

Real Madrid star Ronaldo last week confirmed a story Football Grapevine broke 18 months ago that he was on the verge of re-joining United in the summer of 2013.

That deal was scuppered by the departure of Sir Alex Ferguson and the fact that United were not prepared to pay Ronaldo what he wanted and eventually got on a new deal with Real Madrid which is in the region of £350,000-a-week.

Since then, United have given Wayne Rooney a £300,000-a-week contract and last week signed Ramadal Falcao on a deal which will earn the Colombian £280,000-a-week.

Falcao’s deal was sealed by super-agent Jorge Mendes, who is also Ronaldo’s agent.

That United's American owners the Glazers have been prepared to loosen the purse strings to such an extent has encouraged Ronaldo to consider a return back to the Barclays Premier League.

Indeed, Ronaldo last week hinted that he could leave Real Madrid next summer. And he would be ready to move back to Old Trafford which was on the brink of happening in summer 2013 but the deal collapsed over the players wage demands.

The new policy at United has now changed the financial dynamic.

But, given the links Mendes has with Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho and owner Roman Abramovich, Ronaldo could also be tempted to a move to the west London club.

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Van Gaal hopes United can outscore their Premier League rivals

Louis van Gaal challenged his new-look Manchester United team to become the Premier League's top scorers after their four-goal demolition of Queens Park Rangers.

Van Gaal's side had only struck twice in their first three league games, but with Radamel Falcao debuting as a substitute and scorers Angel Di Maria and Ander Herrera making their second appearance for their new club, their first win came in emphatic fashion.

And while United's total of 64 goals last season left them 38 behind top scorers Manchester City, Van Gaal hopes his team can outscore their rivals.

The former Ajax, Barcelona and Bayern Munich manager said in a postmatch news conference: "I have played always attacking [football] I believe and all my teams have scored the most of the league, so I hope at the end of this league we shall score also the most."

Van Gaal also said he felt it was a new start for United after he reshaped his squad by making six signings in the transfer window -- Di Maria, Herrera, Falcao, Daley Blind, Marcos Rojo and Luke Shaw -- in a summer when 19 players left Old Trafford.

He added: "I said to the players before that we have to make a new start, because we start from the first [game in] September after the transfer window."

And the 63-year-old hopes his first victory in charge was the start of a process that will lead to United reclaiming the title, though his immediate aim is to ensure they finish third or higher.

He added: "The purpose of our goal is to be in the first three because we have to qualify ourselves in the Champions League but that is not the most important thing. The most important thing is trajectory.

"We are building a process and we have to play in a certain style. At the end I hope to be manager of the champions of the Premier League. If it is not this year, then in my second year or my third year but I want to give the championship to the fans."

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