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Rio Ferdinand and his tuxedo steal the show on Champions League final night

Published 21:45 28 May 2016 BST

Updated 21:46 28 May 2016 BST

Simon Lloyd
Rio Ferdinand and his tuxedo steal the show on Champions League final night

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The Champions League final of 2016. How will it be remembered?

Will it be for the Sergio Ramos opener that looked ever so slightly offside? Or will it be for Antoinne Griezmann's crossbar-rattling penalty miss? How about Yannick Carrasco celebrating his equaliser by running into the crowd and kissing his partner? No. Milan's all-Madrid final of 2016 will be looked back on by football fans around the world for the night that Rio Ferdinand wore a tuxedo. The former Manchester United skipper took up his place in the BT Sport studio for the match and opted to go all out in the dress-stakes for the big occasion. https://twitter.com/BakerLJ/status/736644403197050880 Predictably, Twitter was intrigued by his choice of outfit.

Some suggested he'd look more at home alongside Len Goodman than giving his opinions on the big game.

https://twitter.com/Oldfirmfacts1/status/736644645824909312

A LOT of people thought he was getting ready to play a game of snooker...

https://twitter.com/PatCrerand/status/736644045393526785 https://twitter.com/cowboymike1979/status/736648336682389505 https://twitter.com/jarvito8/status/736646371076366337 https://twitter.com/MrMcDiddle/status/736644391998259208

Or a magician. He may be a magician

https://twitter.com/jakebamforth95/status/736645484438257665 https://twitter.com/KevJWills/status/736625949337387010

Then there was the suggestion that he'd lost a bet...

https://twitter.com/myfootytravels/status/736646236988706816

And that he was throwing his hat into the ring for Daniel Craig's job..

https://twitter.com/Times_Sport/status/736644377314000900

But generally speaking, there was a sense of utter bemusement...

https://twitter.com/AndrewMather24/status/736645982742544384 https://twitter.com/DavePritchard83/status/736623276609445888 https://twitter.com/IAmChrisLucas/status/736644825798348802 https://twitter.com/Times_Sport/status/736644377314000900
Rio Ferdinand and his tuxedo steal the show on Champions League final night