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ManU dressing room like a Eurovision song contest: Rio Ferdinand

England captain and defender Rio FerdinandLondon, Apr. 4: England captain and defender Rio Ferdinand has revealed that the Manchester United dressing room is like the Eurovision Song Contest with the different nationalities fighting over music.

The Sun quoted Ferdinand as saying that European stars battle it out to get their tunes on the Old Trafford stereo.

Rio said: "My iPod has the greatest variety. But some of the young European lads don't appreciate old Hacienda house music.

"Patrice Evra gets involved with selecting dressing room music. He caters for the foreign lads a bit more with his Euro pop," said Ferdinand.

He further went on to say that Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo is a fan of Nelly Furtado, while Ireland's John O'shea brings Westlife records to the party.

Owen Hargreaves was a rock 'n' roll fan, he said. (ANI)


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