The Champions League final of 2016. How will it be remembered?
Will it be for the Sergio Ramos opener that looked ever so slightly offside? Or will it be for Antoinne Griezmann’s crossbar-rattling penalty miss? How about Yannick Carrasco celebrating his equaliser by running into the crowd and kissing his partner?
No. Milan’s all-Madrid final of 2016 will be looked back on by football fans around the world for the night that Rio Ferdinand wore a tuxedo.
The former Manchester United skipper took up his place in the BT Sport studio for the match and opted to go all out in the dress-stakes for the big occasion.
I appreciate the occasion but, a tuxedo? @rioferdy5 #headwaiter #uclfinal pic.twitter.com/bcXo1Fu8wu
— Lee Baker (@BakerLJ) May 28, 2016
Predictably, Twitter was intrigued by his choice of outfit.
Some suggested he’d look more at home alongside Len Goodman than giving his opinions on the big game.
Rio Ferdinand impressed with Real's Pasa Doble, but underwhelmed by Atletico's Foxtrot pic.twitter.com/cqO9CTnPAb
— Oldfirmfacts (@Oldfirmfacts1) May 28, 2016
A LOT of people thought he was getting ready to play a game of snooker…
Is Rio at the right sporting event? Do they play snooker in Italy.
— . (@PatCrerand) May 28, 2016
Is Rio Ferdinand playing snooker later??
— Michael Quantrill (@cowboymike1979) May 28, 2016
https://twitter.com/jarvito8/status/736646371076366337
https://twitter.com/MrMcDiddle/status/736644391998259208
Or a magician. He may be a magician
https://twitter.com/jakebamforth95/status/736645484438257665
https://twitter.com/KevJWills/status/736625949337387010
Then there was the suggestion that he’d lost a bet…
What's the deal with Rio Ferdinand's tux, did he lose a bet or something? #uclfinal
— Bas Goebbels (@myfootytravels) May 28, 2016
And that he was throwing his hat into the ring for Daniel Craig’s job..
Turns out Rio Ferdinand is the new James Bond. #tux #sharp #007
— John Gillespie (@JohnGillespieJG) May 28, 2016
But generally speaking, there was a sense of utter bemusement…
Rio, why the tux?
— And Mather (@AndrewMather24) May 28, 2016
Why is Rio Ferdinand wearing a tux? Wally.
— Dave Pritchard (@DavePritchard83) May 28, 2016
Why the fuck is Rio wearing a tux? #UCLfinal
— Christopher Lucas (@IAmChrisLucas) May 28, 2016
Turns out Rio Ferdinand is the new James Bond. #tux #sharp #007
— John Gillespie (@JohnGillespieJG) May 28, 2016
