Rio Ferdinand Plays the Startup Game but Still Knocks Man City
- Ferdinand is working with London startup Reliable Surveyors
- Soccer champion started planning his business career at age 27
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When Rio Ferdinand was in his 20s he had it all –- he was winning championships with Manchester United and acclaim as one of the finest defenders in European soccer. But he knew his career could end suddenly. So at the ripe old age of 27 he started planning for his retirement by opening his own restaurant in Manchester.
He can still remember the blowback from the brass at Manchester United who worried that tending an Italian eatery might be a distraction for their star center back.