After he was charged with misconduct by the Football Association for using an offensive term (thought to be ‘sket’) to describe a critic’s mother in a tweet, these are the best Rio Ferdinand ‘your mum’ joke jokes.
The 35-year-old father of three was replying to a tweet sent by someone almost twice his age that suggested Queens Park Rangers manager Harry Redknapp replace him with a new defender.
The former England international responded with a cheap ‘your mum’ jibe alongside a hashtag featuring the slur:
Rio Ferdinand in September tweeted the word "sket" pic.twitter.com/U08hHt7LRv
— Rob Harris (@RobHarris) October 14, 2014
An FA statement said:
It is alleged the comment posted on his Twitter account was abusive and/or indecent and/or insulting and/or improper.
Collins English Dictionary defines ‘sket’ as:
A promiscuous girl or woman.
Don’t miss the best Rio Ferdinand ‘your mum’ joke jokes as the QPR centre-back is charged by the FA:
Rio Ferdinand fails FA's "fit and proper banter" test.
— John Brewin (@JohnBrewinESPN) October 14, 2014
Rio Ferdinand got fined for calling someone's Mum a Sket http://t.co/MnPsUby3i6
— Ca'rlton (@_CarltonCole9) October 14, 2014
Thanks to @rioferdy5 I've just learnt a new word. The most surprising aspect of this charge is that the FA knew what a 'sket' was.
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) October 14, 2014
Poor Rio https://t.co/f5QFnMm6Wi
— Simply Spurs (@Simply_Spurs) October 14, 2014
It's a shame @rioferdy5 has been charged by the FA for a very fine "your mum" joke pic.twitter.com/SR6ZHbs1Yc
— James Buckley (@James_Buckley) October 14, 2014
A frozen yoghurt that could get @rioferdy5 in a lot of trouble. pic.twitter.com/8AKcPZbwHh
— Rory Smith (@RorySmithTimes) October 14, 2014
@RorySmithTimes @rioferdy5 that tweets a bit SKET-chy Rory.
— Daniel Shepherd (@liverpooldeep) October 14, 2014
Rio Ferdinand, father of three, goes for the "your mum" riposte to someone born in 1956. This season is proving quite the coda for him.
— John Brewin (@JohnBrewinESPN) October 14, 2014
Putting one of those daft '5' hats on a drone and flying it into Rio Ferdinand's face for QPR away.
— Macca (@The_Paris_Angel) October 14, 2014