We want Harry! Rio and Rooney back Redknapp for England
Published 09:23 09/02/12 By MirrorFootball
Rio Ferdinand today joined Wayne Rooney in endorsing Harry Redknapp as his choice to become England's new manager.
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Former captain Ferdinand, hoping to play for his country at Euro 2012 this summer, believes his former West Ham boss is the man best suited to succeed Fabio Capello, who dramatically quit last night.
Manchester United defender Ferdinand wrote on Twitter: "I think we need an English manager now, we don't need anything else lost in translation....Harry Redknapp would be my choice by a distance."
Capello resigned following showdown talks with Football Association chairman David Bernstein at Wembley over the FA's decision to go over his head and strip John Terry of the England captaincy.
Tottenham boss Redknapp was cleared of tax evasion charges earlier yesterday.
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Rooney wrote on Twitter last night: "Gutted capello has quit. Good guy and top coach. Got to be english to replace him. Harry redknapp for me."
Former England goalkeeper Peter Shilton agreed, telling Sky News: "I think it's maybe Harry's time. He plays the game the right way."
The FA will hold a press conference at 1200 today at which they are expected to provide more information on Capello's departure.
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Stars including Jack Wilshere, Phil Neville and Michael Own have all taken to the social networking site to express their opinions.
We'll be updating the article below with their latest Tweets as they come in so keep checking back for the latest reaction.
