RIO FERDINAND interrupted a foreign Champions League broadcast to take a selfie with his “hero”;.
The legend popped over to meet Brazilian football icon before kick-off.
Romario was covering Paris Saint-Germain’s over for his native Brazil‘s TNT coverage.
While Ferdinand was working at his last event for the UK side of , after announcing his
Before kick-off, a suited and booted Ferdinand popped up behind the South-American channels live broadcast.
While cutting into the conversation, the former star said: “This is my hero. Can I please take a quick picture with you?”;
Romario, of course, shook Ferdinand’s hand before agreeing to the quick snap in the middle of the pitch.
added: “This is my guy. This is my guy. I’m serious. Thank you.”;
Ferdinand was 16 years old and coming through at when prolific striker Romario won the 1994 World Cup with .
Romario is considered one of the greatest players of all time, scoring more than 800 goals for club and country.
He won the Golden Ball as player of the tournament in ‘s World Cup heroics, while playing for Barcelona at the time.
Some, including , believe that he actually scored 1,000 goals, but a ton of those cannot be verified as they came in unofficial friendlies.
In Europe, he’s fondly remembered by PSV fans where he boasted a record of 128 goals in 149 matches.
The 59-year-old is currently a senator in Rio de Janeiroand the president of clubAmerica-RJ.
Meanwhile, after 10 years on Saturday night.
The ex-defender decided not to renew his punditry and commentary contract, instead focusing on different projects.
