Messi, Olise or Kane for the Ballon d’Or
7/3/202635 min
Rio is joined at his Airbnb by Joleon Lescott, Joel Beya and Ste Howson to speak about Harry Kane’s exploits, the contenders for the Ballon d’Or and Joleon’s journey into coaching.
Lescott hits out at John Terry’s “entitlement” after he suggested there was nobody better than himself to take on the interim role at Chelsea and revealed his frustrations at being overlooked for the job.
After spending three international camps and six matches with the senior mens England squad alongside Lee Carsley, Joleon reveals what impresses him the most about captain Harry Kane before a debate about the player of the tournament so far.
The importance of winning the World Cup in relation to the candidates for winning the Ballon d’Or is also discussed - could England win the tournament to ensure Harry Kane is lined up for football’s biggest individual prize?
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First 90 secondsRio Ferdinand· Host0:00
I think he's the best England player we've had in, uh, the generation that I've seen. I don't know the 1966 and Bobby Moore and them guys. I don't know. I didn't see enough of them to put them in the mix. But everything after that, that I've seen, I think he's the best in doing it in an England shirt, the best that we've seen. He's, he's been... He's, he's too good. He's-- I think, I don't, I don't think he's just the best, I think he's clear of everybody else.
Stephen Howson· Host0:21
He's the only player I've seen replicate his club form- Wow ... for England.
Rio Ferdinand· Host0:24
Yes, guys, welcome back to another episode of Rio Presents. We're here with, we've got a nice cast today, man, I'm telling you. But you know what? We're chilling back at the crib here, the Airbnb pad. After a little bit of work, I went Houston, Texas.
Joel Beya· Host0:40
Yeah.
Rio Ferdinand· Host0:41
It's humid down there, by the way.
Joel Beya· Host0:42
Yeah, it is.
Rio Ferdinand· Host0:42
It's hot.
Joel Beya· Host0:43
Really? What- Yeah.
Stephen Howson· Host0:43
Yeah, yeah.
Rio Ferdinand· Host0:44
Dripping.
Joel Beya· Host0:44
Hot, hot in here?
Rio Ferdinand· Host0:45
Mate- Yeah ... this isn't hot.
Joel Beya· Host0:46
No, yeah.
Rio Ferdinand· Host0:46
This is winter. This is winter, mate.
Joel Beya· Host0:48
Wow.
Rio Ferdinand· Host0:49
Well, I just wanna make sure, did you look after the place? I've come back, there's a few things out of place. My sunglasses, I can't find them.
Joel Beya· Host0:53
Yeah.
Rio Ferdinand· Host0:53
[laughs] My charger's gone.
Joel Beya· Host0:55
It's- What's going on? It's all right, man. You hear me?
Stephen Howson· Host0:57
My charger's gone as well, Rio.
Rio Ferdinand· Host0:58
Yeah.
Joel Beya· Host0:58
Yeah.
Rio Ferdinand· Host0:58
My charger went, so I took yours. [laughing] You watched the England game? Here.
Joel Beya· Host1:02
Yeah, we did. We watched it.
Rio Ferdinand· Host1:03
What was it like?
Joel Beya· Host1:03
Yeah, we... No, yeah.
Stephen Howson· Host1:04
You saw it. You was in the comments laughing, were you? You saw us.
Rio Ferdinand· Host1:07
I want, I, I want, I want to get into it quick. That's what I'm saying. Your outfit needs, needs talking about, by the way.
Stephen Howson· Host1:11
There was, there was, there was different seasons in this room, pretty much.
Rio Ferdinand· Host1:13
Yeah.
Joel Beya· Host1:13
Yeah.
Rio Ferdinand· Host1:13
Yeah.
Joel Beya· Host1:14
[laughs] Yeah. No, it was good. It was fun overall, man. We had Fara here, of course, Joleon was with us, and- Mm ... but what did you get up to yourself?
Rio Ferdinand· Host1:20
Yeah, I was away. I went to, to do something in, in Houston, in Texas. It was, uh, uh, it was football-orientated, which is obviously with the World Cup going on. But it was good, man. I had a good time. But I was in and out one day.
Joel Beya· Host1:29
Mm. Mm-hmm.