Younger Sibling Is Caught in Shadow ; Anton Ferdinand Will Never Get a Better Chance to Prove He Is Good Enough to Remain at Sunderland. Chief Sports Writer Luke Edwards Spoke to a Player Who Still has a Lot of Convincing to Do

The Journal › December 04, 2010

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FROM the moment Anton Ferdinand stepped on to a football pitch as a nine-year-old with West Ham United he has been told he will never be as good as his big brother Rio.

When you are the younger sibling of one of the most naturally talented centre-backs to emerge in a generation, when you are related to a player (pictured right) who has gone on to become captain of both Manchester United and England, it is a huge shadow to step out of. At times, Ferdinand must have felt as if he was running uphill with a mighty weight on his back, yet he does not seem to have been adversely affected by the constant comparisons.

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Younger Sibling Is Caught in Shadow ; Anton Ferdinand Will Never Get a Better Chance to Prove He Is Good Enough to Remain at Sunderland. Chief Sports Writer Luke Edwards Spoke to a Player Who Still has a Lot of Convincing to Do

If there is one thing Ferdinand does not lack it is self- confidence, yet at times that inner strength has made him seem arrogant and conceited. He has his brother's swagger but less talent...

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