Support from afar: Rio tweeted this week, 'I'll be in a pub somewhere supporting England this summer! Love the lads!'

He was pictured sharing a laugh with fellow sunbathers and tweeted his amusement at a little boy how fired a water gun at his mother.

Despite his contentment, his surprising omission from the England squad cannot be far from Ferdinand's mind.

Shortly after the announcement, Rio publicly expressed his disbelief at not being selected by new England manager Roy Hodgson for the tournament.

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