Current Queens Park Rangers center-back and former United Defender Rio Ferdinand is one of the most decorated defenders in English Premier League history, and now his eventful career is set to end following the 2014-15 campaign.
The 35 year old told Jonathan Ross in an interview that will be broadcast on Saturday evening that he expects to hang up his boots at the end of the season.
"I probably think the end of this season," Ferdinand told The Jonathan Ross Show when asked about retirement.
"I'm not fearful of retirement, I'm looking forward to it, I can see some good stuff hopefully happening ahead.
"You get to a time where you start understanding your body and the strains playing football (is) putting your body through, going out and training every day."
Rio has twice been the worlds most expensive defender, with the first being a £18m switch from West ham To Leeds in 2000 and the £34m move to Manchester United less than two seasons later, where he evolved into one of the best defenders the footballing world had ever seen winning 11 major trophies in 12 seasons at Old Trafford before moving to QPR in the summer on a costless transfer.
While Ferdinand's playing career is reaching its conclusion, he anticipates continuing to be part of the sport for a long time to come:
"I will stay in football I'm sure in some capacity. I've signed to BT and stuff and I've done stuff with the BBC at the World Cup which I really enjoyed and it's something I'm sure I will take up and do a bit more (of). I'm doing my (coaching) badges as well and there are other bits and pieces outside of football."