LAURA WOODS has issued a heartfelt farewell to Rio Ferdinand on his final TNT Sports appearance.
The Manchester United legend is after 10 years as a pundit.
was on the TNT panel for Saturday’s Champions League final in Munich.
He was joined by host Woods, and for his last broadcast.
Following PSG’s emphatic 5-0 win, Rio said:“I just want to say thank you to everybody that I’ve worked with.
“My job was made a lot easier by the great people and friends that I have worked with and will remain friends for many years.”;
The ex- centre-back joined TNT back in 2015 as a pundit.
He was drafted onto co-commentary duty shortly after and claimed his decision to leave was “difficult”;.
had one “final goodbye”; for Ferdinand as Saturday’s broadcast from Munich wound down.
The presenter said: “Rio, before we leave, just one final goodbye.
“From us here at TNT Sport, to you. That is it for your career here, for now.
“Can I just say on behalf of all of us - including everyone behind the camera - you’ve been an absolute pleasure.
“And personally since I joined, you’ve been so incredibly welcoming.
“You’ll be sorely, sorely missed.”;
Despite being incredibly busy with TNT for the last decade, Ferdinand has managed to launch a hugely successful podcast.
His ‘Presents’ pod, which was previously called ‘Vibe with Five’, has over1.3 MILLIONsubscribers onYouTube.
He has also been in the wake of Gary Lineker’s departure on Match of the Day.
Ferdinand’s final game as a pundit proved to be a cracker, with PSG .
‘s side ended the Parisian’s Champions League drought in style, overpowering the Italians thanks to standout performance from Desire Doue.
An emotional Enrique said: “Since day one, I said I wanted to win important trophies, and Paris had never won the Champions League.
“We did it for the first time. It’s a great feeling to make many people happy.”;
