That is foul. Or, is that a foul? Either way, the guy's doing it wrong. The soccer ball is obviously not up there... unless that's not the ball he's grabbing for, in which case it still should be called for illegal use of hands...
Is it just me, or is Rio Ferdinand somewhat reminscent of John Turturro in the "Look into your heart, Tommy..." scene from MILLER'S CROSSING, in these pics?