Rio Ferdinand hit by beer can on rowdy Wembley Way after leading chant of ‘Sterling’s on fire’ at Boxpark before final

RIO FERDINAND was hit by a beer can as he made his way through the fans outside Wembley Stadium for the Euro 2020 final between England and Italy.

The Three Lions will face Italy in Sunday's European Championships decider at Wembley Stadium, the country's first final at a major tournament since they won the World Cup in 1966.

And Ferdinand, who played 81 times for England, was filmed leading the pre-match celebrations at Boxpark before moving on to Wembley where he was struck by a beer can as he made his way to the stadium for punditry duties.

Ferdinand shared a video of him starting a 'Sterling's on fire' chant at Boxpark alongside the caption: "Sterling’s on Fire. Let’s go @England!"

Raheem Sterling has scored three times already at Euro 2020 and been labelled one of the players of the tournament.

Ferdinand, 42, singled out Sterling as England's most outstanding player of the tournament.

The ex Man United and England star said: "No matter what happens today he’s [Raheem Sterling] the player of the tournament for England, 100%.

"Sometimes it’s a bit sweeter when you’ve had trials and tribulations and a few setbacks on that journey to getting to the holy grail.

"I definitely felt that when I played. It’s inspiring. When things like this are happening, it inspires a whole generation and one of the leading lights of it has been Raheem Sterling."

Ferdinand was on his way to Wembley, where he is part of the BBC's pundit team for the final.

Rio will be joined by former England strikers Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer and Three Lions legend Frank Lampard.