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Rio Ferdinand has accused Jamie Carragher of being hypocritical over Saudi Arabia's expanding participation in sports.
The Saudi government's investments in football teams and players have generated a lot of discussion among pundits in football.
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Carragher requested a probe into transfers made by Saudi Arabian teams in light of recent player acquisitions by Saudi Arabian clubs.
The Man United legend has responded to Carragher's comments and has questioned his opinion about the Saudi Arabian teams.
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Ferdinand tackles Carragher
The focus of Ferdinand's argument with Carragher has been the hiring of former Liverpool player Steven Gerrard as Al-new Ettifaq's manager.
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When the Gerrard news about becoming the new Al-Ettifaq manager broke, Ferdinand called the 45-year-old out.
During his FIVE programming, he said as reported by Daily Mail, “Jamie. Jamie Carragher. Where are you, man? I heard a lot of talk, a lot of negativity about Saudi. Oh, Bernardo Silva, I can't believe it. It's a disgrace, it needs investigating, this league, et cetera.
“Steven Gerrard's gone. You used to carry his boots and his bag at Anfield to games. Your boy's gone over there and I've not heard a peep out of you. I've not heard how disappointed you are. I want to see him say "I can't believe Stevie's gone there".
“I'm actually buzzing for any of the guys that have gone out to Saudi. Because it's Saudi, people are going mad, but all these other countries and leagues over the years have done exactly the same thing.”
Carragher responds to Ferdinand
Jamie Carragher immediately responded to Ferdinand’s callout, citing his own comments during the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
Carragher responded with a tweet, saying, “Never criticised Silva, [Karim] Benzema, [Ruben] Neves or SG, I don’t like Saudi trying to buy football like they have Golf.
“I knew you’d be all over it @rioferdy5 like you were in Qatar! That's why you refused to do the opening game for @BBCMOTD because you didn't want to criticise your paymaster!”
The Liverpool legend has found a way to defend himself from Rio Ferdinand’s attack on him by explaining that he does not like how Saudi Arabians are going about their spending.
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