Rio Ferdinand, tragic mourning: the wife Rebecca dies of cancer

The defender of the Qpr has communicated through the official website of the club: "My beautiful soul mate and gone after a short battle. Thanks to friends, family, and colleagues that we were neighbors in these months so difficult"



The world of football, and not only, tightens around Rio Ferdinand. Rebekah, the wife of the English footballer, defender of the QPR, turned off last night at the age of 33 years, died from a cancer fulminant. To give the announcement was the same Ferdinand, through the official website of the club: "My soul mate and gone last night. Rebecca, my wonderful wife is off after a short battle with cancer at the Royal Mardsen Hospital in London".

THE WORDS - so he continues the release of the defender: "It was a great mother to our three children. We will miss you deeply her lack, as his wife, sister, aunt, daughter and grandson, but will continue to live in our memories as a guide and source of inspiration. Together with my parents and parents of Rebecca, i would like to thank our families, friends and my teammates that we were neighbors in these difficult times in the course of the last few months. I would also like to express my gratitude for the dedication and competence of staff guided by professors Johnstone and Clarke at the Royal Marsden. They will not forget their valiant efforts to prolong the life far too short to Rebekah. Now we hope let us live our mourning privately, away from the cameras". The english club has announced today that in the course of the race today against Liverpool will take to the field wearing the arm mourning. The world of football, and not only, tightens around Rio Ferdinand. Rebekah, the wife of the English footballer, defender of the QPR, turned off last night at the age of 33 years, died from a cancer fulminant. To give the announcement was the same Ferdinand, through the official website of the club: "My soul mate and gone last night. Rebecca, my wonderful wife is off after a short battle with cancer at the Royal Mardsen Hospital in London".

PROXIMITY - are not waiting for the messages of affection of many friends and players, the former companion and not of Rio Ferdinand, who wished to demonstrate its closeness to the former national english: "I am devastated after heard of Rebecca. My prayers are for Rio and his family" wrote Wayne Rooney, companions of Ferdinand to Manchester United for ten seasons.