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Factbox on Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand who was omitted from the England squad on Tuesday after failing to attend a drugs test last month.
1978: Born on November 8 in London.
1992: Signs as schoolboy for West Ham.
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1994: Becomes a professional under youth training scheme and is likened to the
late Bobby Moore, the former West Ham and England captain.
1996: Collects runners-up medal as West Ham lose to a Michael Owen-inspired Liverpool in the F.A. Youth Cup final. Days later, on May 5, makes his first team debut as a substitute in 1-1 home draw against Sheffield Wednesday.
1998: Earns his first full England cap as a substitute in a friendly against Cameroon.
2000: Left out of Kevin Keegan's England squad for the European championships in Belgium and the Netherlands. Ticketmaster
November - Joins Leeds United for 18 million pounds ($30 million), then a British record.
2001: In August, aged 22, becomes captain of Leeds.
2002: Plays over 40 games in the season, before heading off to South Korea and Japan, where he becomes the rock of England's World Cup defence. July 22 - Joins Manchester United on a 30-million-pound ($50 million) five-year deal to become the most expensive British footballer in history. Ticketmaster
2003: October - Reported to Football Association after omitting to take a drugs test at his club's training ground in September. Passes routine official FA test 36 hours later on September 23.
October 5 - England coach Sven Goran Eriksson delays naming squad for final and decisive Euro 2004 Group Seven qualifier against Turkey in Istanbul as FA discuss the matter.
October 6 - Second postponement of squad announcement. Ticketmaster
October 7 - Omitted
from England squad and asked to attend a personal interview on October 13 to
explain his failure to attend the original drugs test.