This is hilarious! Rio Ferdinand is a former Ballet Dancer. His past life is revealed in a campaign for the National Portrait Gallery called “Take Another Look” where visitors can find out unexpected facts about well-known Britons.

Rio studied ballet for four years  and won a scholarship to the Central School of Ballet in London when he was 11 years old, but eventually he chose a career as a footballer and signed his first professional contract in 1995. Apparently, the dance lessons improved his natural balance, which probably contributed towards how well he can play football today!

So to all you footballers out there that are having ball handling problems, forget the extra training sessions on a Sunday, go find your local ballet class, it will probably help your balance and co-ordination skills!