Rio Ferdinand has spoken about the moment he received a call from Michael Jackson.
The England defender was delighted when the late King of Pop phoned him April to wish him all the best with the launch of his new online magazine.
Ferdinand, who is captain of Premier League champions Manchester United, was ecstatic when he took the call, just two months before Jacko died of a heart attack, and had spoken about meeting him backstage at one of the gigs at London's O2 arena as part of his 'This Is It' tour.
"I was shaking afterwards, I couldn't believe it - he's always been a hero of mine," said Ferdinand.
"It's mind boggling. He is one of the people I admired growing up. The Bad album would be one of my desert island discs. I look up to him as an artist. He's the one person I really wanted to interview.
"I'm into all sorts of music, very different from one day to the next, but he's an absolute legend. I couldn't stop texting my mates to tell them afterwards that I'd spoken to him."
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