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Joleon Patrick Lescott is an English former professional footballer, coach and sports pundit. He works as an interim coach with the England senior team and plays in the Baller League for Deportrio.
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The Premier League is a professional association football league in England and the highest level of the English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Football League (EFL). Seasons usually run from August to May, with each team playing 38 matches: two against each other team, one home and one away. Most games are played on weekend afternoons, with occasional weekday evening fixtures.
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English former footballer and pundit (born 1978)
Rio Gavin Ferdinand is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-back, and was a television pundit for TNT Sports, for ten years. He played 81 times for the England national team between 1997 and 2011, and was a member of three FIFA World Cup squads. He is one of the most decorated English footballers of all time, regarded by many as one of England's greatest ever defenders.
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Rio Ferdinand wants Joleon Lescott to hand his 2012 Premier League medal over following Manchester City's guilty verdict on 114 out of 115 financial charges.
Rio Ferdinand has stoked debate by joking that Joleon Lescott should hand over his 2011-12 Premier League medal. According to Goal.com, his comments follow…
Ferdinand thinks City should be made to hand over their 2011/12 Premier League winners’ medals to Manchester United players.