The wife of former England international Rio Ferdinand has died after a short battle with cancer.
Rio Ferdinand's wife Rebecca has died at a hospital in London after a short battle with cancer.
The QPR defender confirmed news of his wife's passing at Royal Marsden Hospital in a statement on the club's official website on Saturday.
It read: "My soul mate slipped away last night. Rebecca, my wonderful wife, passed away peacefully after a short battle with cancer at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London. She was a fantastic loving mother to our three beautiful children. She will be missed as a wife, sister, aunt, daughter and granddaughter.