Rio set to miss clash with 'biggest idiot' Terry

The pair have not met in a competitive fixture since Ferdinand branded Terry "the biggest idiot" in his autobiography, published in October last year.

Ferdinand's comments came in response to Terry's conduct in the aftermath of allegations the Chelsea captain racially abused brother Anton Ferdinand - then of QPR - during a top-flight clash in October 2011.

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