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Birth Name:
Rio Gavin Ferdinand
Birth Place:
Peckham, London, England
Ethnicity:
Saint Lucian, English and Irish
The star of Manchester United was born to a father of Saint Lucian descent. The majority of the population of Saint Lucia are descendants of African slaves with a minority made up of mixed Indian, European and African people.
His mother is of English and Irish descent.
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This dude is ugly
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rooney is 100 % irish
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I wonder if the Irish are mad that he reps England not Ireland?
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I’m sure the Irish would have loved him to represent Ireland but he was born in England so they have first dibs. The Irish team has a lot of English and Scottish born players but they all have Irish descent. Rio is a great player.
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Succinctly put, his dad is black his mom is white.
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Rio Ferdinand father is St Lucian and Dominica (not Dominican Republic).
Dominica is the island between Quadoloupe and Martinique and language is Creole like St Lucia.
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