Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand retires from international football . The former England captain has been out of the game for more than a year after suffering an injury in his right knee during England's World Cup campaign last summer. The 34-year-old defender made debut against Cameroon at Wembley in 1997 . In October , Hodgson was forced to apologize to Ferdinand after an English newspaper reported he had told fellow commuters during a tube journey on London 's underground that the Manchester United defender 's international career was over . Ferdinand last played for England in June 2011 .
Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand retires from international football . The former England captain has been out of the game for more than a year after suffering an injury in his right knee during England's World Cup campaign last summer. The 34-year-old defender made debut against Cameroon at Wembley in 1997 . Ferdinand last played for England in June 2011 .