Where are they now? Leeds United’s Champions League semi-final squad of 2001

Rio Ferdinand

The talented centre-half was snapped up by Manchester United just a year after Leeds’ remarkable Champions League run, joining The Red Devils for a reported £30m, which made Ferdinand the world’s most expensive defender and the most expensive British footballer of all-time.

He won six Premier League titles, three League Cups and the Champions League under the legendary Sir Alex Ferguson at Old Trafford, scoring eight goals in over 450 appearances for United until 2014.

Ferdinand ended his career with Queens Park Rangers in May 2015, retiring from the sport after the club’s relegation from the Premier League.

As well as a hugely successful club career, the defender held a significant stature in the England set-up, earning 81 international caps, captaining his country and represented the Three Lions at the 2002 World Cup and 2006 World Cup.

Since hanging up his boots; Ferdinand has been appointed to the Football Association’s commission to improve the state of the national game, become a regular TV pundit for the likes of BBC Sport and BT Sport, released a couple of autobiographies and launched his own magazine, ‘#5 Magazine’, among other things.