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Ashley Cole (born 20 December 1980) is an English
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coach and former player who is currently a first-team coach at
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club Everton. As a player, he played as a
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, most notably for Arsenal and
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. Cole is considered by many critics and fellow professional players as one of the best defenders of his generation, and by some, for the better part of his career, as the best left-back in the world. Born in
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, London, Cole began his youth career at Arsenal and made his full debut for the club in November 1999, going on to make 228 appearances and scoring nine goals for the North London club. With Arsenal he won two
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titles, three
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s, and was an integral member of the " Invincibles" team of the 2003–04 season, who went the entire league season undefeated. Cole also made an appearance in Arsenal's first
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final in
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; the club lost 2–1 to
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. In August 2006, after a protracted transfer saga, Cole completed a move to rival club
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, with whom he won further honours, including the Premier League in the 2009–10 season, four
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s, one
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and one
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. He was released by Chelsea at the end of the 2013–14 season. With seven winners' medals, Cole has won the FA Cup more times than any other player in history, and is one of two players to have won the
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with two clubs, along with
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. Cole was an England international from 2001 to 2014, playing at the 2002,
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and
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World Cups, as well as
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and
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. He was voted
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in 2010. When he retired from international football in 2014, he had won 107 caps, making him England's most-capped full-back.


Early life

Cole's father, Ron Callender, is from
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. He left the family after seven years of marriage and later moved to Australia. Cole and his younger brother Matthew were brought up by their mother Sue Cole, going to Bow School in
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.


Club career


Arsenal: 1999–2006

Cole started his career by joining his local club, Arsenal, whom he had supported as a child. At the age of 18, on 30 November 1999, he made his first team debut in the
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fourth round against
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; Arsenal lost 1–3 on penalties after the match ended 2–2 at the end of extra time at the
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. On 25 February 2000, he signed his first professional contract. His Premier League debut came on 14 May 2000 against Newcastle United, as part of an experimental side that lost 4–2 away on the final day of the season. Before he fully broke into the Arsenal side, he spent part of the 1999–2000 season on loan at
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, where he played 14 league matches and scored one goal, a long-range half-volley against
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. When
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, Arsenal's established left-back, suffered an injury in the autumn of the 2000–01 season, Cole took the opportunity to establish himself in the first team and remained first-choice even after the Brazilian's recovery. With Arsenal, he won the FA Premier League twice (in 2002 and 2004), and the
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three times (in 2002, 2003 and 2005, scoring in the penalty shootout in the final of the latter). Although injured for much of the 2005–06 season, he recovered in time to play in Arsenal's
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defeat to
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at the end of the season. In total he made 228 first-team appearances for the ''Gunners'', scoring nine goals. Cole had a very good season in 2004–05. He was a regular at left-back for both England and Arsenal despite
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's claim for a place in the first team squad. Cole scored his first goal of the season in the seventh game in a tough trip to Manchester City in which he scored the opening and only goal to give Arsenal an important win. He scored his second goal in a 3–1 away win to
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, scoring Arsenal's third in only the 28th minute.


Transfer saga: 2005–2006

Cole was found guilty of making contact with league rivals
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over a possible move, without informing Arsenal. He was fined £100,000 by the
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on 2 June 2005 for a
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meeting at a hotel in January 2005. Cole, his agent Jonathan Barnett, the Chelsea manager
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and chief executive
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, and agent
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were present at the meeting. An appeal in August 2005 did not reject the guilty verdict, but his fine was reduced to £75,000. Chelsea were also fined £300,000 and Mourinho was fined £200,000, reduced on appeal in August 2005 to £75,000. Barnett's licence was suspended for 18 months and he was also fined £100,000. On 18 July 2005, Cole signed a one-year extension to his contract with Arsenal, but just a year later departed from the club in acrimonious circumstances. On 15 July 2006, Cole launched a verbal attack on Arsenal; in his autobiography, he claimed that the Arsenal board had treated him as a "scapegoat" and that they had "fed him to the sharks" over the tapping-up affair while Arsenal, from their part, insisted that they were legally obliged to punish Cole for his illegal contact with Chelsea. Cole was deliberately left out of Arsenal's 2006–07 team photograph, fuelling press speculation that he would leave. On 28 July 2006, Arsenal vice-chairman
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confirmed that Arsenal and Chelsea had been in "civil talks" about the player. Chelsea insisted they would not raise their £16million bid for Cole, but Arsenal held out for at a higher valuation of £25 million. Negotiations continued throughout August and looked to be heading for deadlock, but eventually Cole signed for Chelsea on 31 August for a fee of £5 million, with
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being transferred from Chelsea to Arsenal as part of the same deal. The deal was closed after the transfer window had officially ended, and was not confirmed until an hour and a half after the deadline had passed. The move angered Arsenal fans, who dubbed him "Cashley" and waved fake £20 notes with Cole's face on them at him when the two clubs faced each other on 10 December 2006. Arsenal had offered Cole a longer contract to stay at the club, but he had been left "trembling with anger" when they offered him wages of £55,000 per week. His wage increased to £120,000 a week when he signed a new contract in September 2009.


Chelsea: 2006–2014

Cole was given the number 3 shirt at Chelsea, and made his first appearance for the club as a substitute for
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in their 2–1 win over
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on 9 September. He issued a public statement concerning his transfer saying he "forgave" Arsenal for how he felt he was treated during his time there. On 31 January 2007, Cole suffered a serious knee injury in the 3–0 victory over
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in a Premier League game at Stamford Bridge, although after a scan it was revealed to be not as bad as first thought, with Chelsea optimistic that he would return before the end of the 2006–07 season. Cole did indeed make a return at the end of the season, playing in the last twelve minutes of the 2007 FA Cup Final at the new
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against Manchester United. Chelsea emerged victorious 1–0 after extra-time with a goal scored by Didier Drogba, to win the 2007 FA Cup. Cole was reportedly one of the players upset when
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was relieved of his position as Chelsea manager. He was dropped in favour of Wayne Bridge for the
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, which Chelsea lost 2–1 to
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. However, Cole scored his first Chelsea goal in Chelsea's very next game, on 1 March 2008, the fourth goal in a 4–0 away victory against
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. On 19 March 2008, Cole was involved in a controversial incident in a Premier League game against Tottenham at
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where he performed a high tackle on Tottenham's
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. Referee Mike Riley gave Cole a yellow card, a decision which was judged as too lenient by some analysts. Cole allegedly also "turned his back on the referee" and the episode renewed debate in the media over the game's rules on dissent towards officials. After starting Chelsea's first six games in the league, Cole scored his third, fourth and fifth Chelsea goals at home to
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, Tottenham Hotspur and Sunderland respectively. On 2 September 2009, he signed a new four-year deal which will contract him to Chelsea until 2013. On 10 February 2010, he suffered a fractured left ankle in the 2–1 defeat against Everton that kept him out of action for three months. He eventually made his return against Stoke City, a game which Chelsea won 7–0. Cole scored a goal against
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on the last day of the
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in an 8–0 win as Chelsea claimed the title. He then played in the 2010 FA Cup Final, where Chelsea beat
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to give Cole the second league and cup double of his career. He started all 38 league games for Chelsea in the 2010–11 season, and was awarded the Chelsea F.C. Player's Player of the Year award for the second time. In the 2011–12 season, Cole won the seventh FA Cup of his career after Chelsea beat
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2–1 in the 2012 FA Cup Final. In the Champions League semi-finals against
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, Cole was pivotal in Chelsea's 1–0 victory which included a goal-line clearance that denied ''Barça'' an away goal. Cole also received praise for his role in the
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against Bayern Munich on 19 May 2012, both for his defending, and for scoring in the decisive penalty shoot-out as Chelsea won the club's first European Cup. Cole scored his first goal for over two years against Stoke City on 22 September 2012, proving to be the winner. On 1 December 2012, Cole made his 350th Premier League appearance, in a 3–1 away loss to West Ham United. On 22 January 2013, Cole signed a one-year extension to his contract with Chelsea. Cole again helped the club win a European title during the 2012–13 season, playing in a 2–1 victory over Benfica in the 2013 UEFA Europa League Final on 15 May. During the 2013–14 season, Cole was dropped from the Chelsea team, with
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replacing him as the club's first choice left-back in the month of November. Cole captained the team on the last match day against Cardiff City in a 2–1 away win which turned out to be his last in a Chelsea shirt. On 23 May 2014, after the end of the season, he was included on the list of players released by Chelsea. Cole's contract expired on 30 June 2014.


Roma

On 7 July 2014, Cole signed a two-year deal with
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. He made his competitive debut on 30 August in their first game of the
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season, playing the full 90 minutes of a 2–0 win over
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at the
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. On 19 January 2016, Cole terminated his contract with Roma with one year of his contract remaining.


LA Galaxy

Cole signed with LA Galaxy of
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on 27 January 2016. On 24 February, he made his debut in a goalless home draw against
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in the
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; on 6 March, he made his league debut in the first game of the 2016 season, playing the full 90 minutes of a 4–1 win over
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at the
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. Manager
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praised Cole and fellow veteran new signing
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after the result. On 1 May, he was sent off for a second booking in a 1–1 draw at
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. Cole was ejected following a clumsy tackle on
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after being cautioned just 32 seconds earlier. He received his second dismissal of the season on 25 June in the match against
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. Cole had been booked for a reckless tackle and as emotions were high, a melee ensued. The referee deemed Cole's reaction worthy of another booking and as a result he received his marching orders for the second time in eight league games. On 7 August 2016, Cole scored his first goal for the Galaxy, a last-minute equaliser in a 2–2 home draw against the
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. His team qualified for the 2016 MLS Cup Playoffs, where they lost the Western Conference semi-finals to the
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on penalties. Cole's attempt was saved by Colorado goalkeeper Tim Howard, and after the game he apologised publicly to his long-time England teammate Steven Gerrard, who was playing his final professional match for the Galaxy that night. In his second season in California, Cole saw another red card on 23 August 2017 after 18 minutes of a 2–0 loss at
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for a foul on Pedro Santos. He played 29 matches for the Galaxy, scoring once in a 6–2 home loss to
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, as the team came dead last and missed out on the play-offs for the first time since 2008. Head coach
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named Cole as captain ahead of the 2018 season. The Galaxy missed the play-offs again. He was released by LA Galaxy at the end of their 2018 season.


Derby County

On 21 January 2019, Cole joined
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side
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, reuniting with manager
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who was his teammate at Chelsea and with
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. He signed a contract until the end of the 2018–19 season. He was released at the end of the season. On 18 August 2019, Cole officially announced his retirement.


Coaching career

Cole became a coach at Derby after retiring from playing, and later followed Frank Lampard to Chelsea where he was an academy coach. On 27 July 2021, Cole was named as assistant coach of the England U21s alongside head coach Lee Carsley. and combine his duties with his role at Chelsea's academy. On 3 February 2022, Cole joined Everton as a First-Team Coach, again joining up with Frank Lampard who had recently been appointed as manager.


International career

Cole has played for
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at youth and senior levels. He was capped for the England U-20 team at the 1999
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alongside Stuart Taylor,
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,
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and
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. However, the team finished bottom of their group, suffering three defeats without scoring any goals. He also made four appearances for England under-21s, scoring once. After just four appearances for the Under-21s, Cole was fast-tracked into the England senior team and Sven-Göran Eriksson handed Cole his senior international debut against
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, on 28 March 2001. He played for England at the 2002,
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s,
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(where he was named as one of four England players in the all-star squad for the tournament) and
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. Cole was also an ever-present for England in the 2006 World Cup; in their second round match against
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he made a crucial block, deflecting
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's shot onto the crossbar. The match ended with England winning 1–0, but the team were knocked out on
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by
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in the quarter-finals. By the end of 2008, Cole had achieved 68 caps for England, all of which were starting appearances. He made his 79th appearance for England on 12 June 2010 in the 1–1 draw against the
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in the 2010 World Cup Group stage match. He beat the record of 79 caps by a black English international (
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, who appeared for England from 1983 to 1995) when he played against
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later that month. He has played more internationals without scoring than any other outfield player in England history. He won his 86th cap against
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in October 2010, and alongside
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, Cole is now England's most-capped full-back in history, an achievement which helped him pick up the England Player of the Year award for 2010, as voted for by fans. On 6 February 2013, he earned his 100th cap as England beat
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2–1 at
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. On 11 May 2014, he announced his retirement from international football after being omitted from the England squad for the
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.


Style of play

Cole's game incorporates an attacking approach to his play, which supports his teams' forward play. As a youth, he "always liked scoring goals and attacking", but grew to love the role of defending, as being a left-back was the only opportunity of breaking into the seniors. Prior to his inclusion in the Arsenal first team, Cole studied the conduct of fellow defender
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to improve his play; Winterburn concurrently offered pointers to improve his positioning. He modelled his game on Brazilian
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: "He's got natural talent, but I think if you train hard enough you can be nearly as good as that."
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described Cole as a player with "great character and determination" and his former teammate
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noted that one of Cole's qualities was being competent: "Ashley does not need people saying, 'Do this' or 'Go there'. He knows, he knows." The rapid progress made by Cole in his debut season for Arsenal "surprised" Wenger and prompted him to make the defender his first pick. Sylvinho, the player displaced, commented that Wenger's belief in Cole helped him to develop as a player: "He spoke to oleand said: 'After Silvinho you can play left-back. You are one of the best left-backs at the club and one day will be one of the best in the world.'" Cole's link-up play with winger
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and main striker
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in a 4–4–2 formation effectively made him "a wing-back or winger playing in a back four" because Arsenal's game emphasised attacking football. Under
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at
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, Cole's attacking threat was restrained, meaning it allowed the player to focus more on defending and marking. This was a "side of his game" Cole improved the most according to Winterburn, given he was criticised in the past for being caught out of position. The arrival of
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however ensured Cole made forward runs in the opposition's half;
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manager
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believed the liberation of Cole was a sign that he was "back playing to his very best". Cole is renowned for making timed goal-line clearances and "cutting out danger". In a league match against
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in December 2002, he made two notable clearances, which demonstrated to him that his defensive game had improved. He also made two goal line clearances in Chelsea's 2011–12 Champions League winning campaign. The first was against
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, in a 3–1 round-of-16 first leg defeat, and the second in Chelsea's semi-final first leg 1–0 win against
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. Both were vital as Chelsea went on to win the ties with a margin of one goal on aggregate, eventually lifting the Champions League. Cole is said to have a "mean streak", and has been labelled a "dirty player", something which he himself and his former coaches have strongly denied.


Personal life

Cole began a relationship with
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singer
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in September 2004, when they were living in the same block of flats in London; they married on 15 July 2006 in
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. In January 2008, the couple almost separated after allegations were made that Cole had
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s with three other women. He, however, disputed the allegations and the couple stayed together. It was announced on 23 February 2010 that the couple would separate following new allegations of
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. Three months later, it was announced that Cheryl was filing for divorce. They officially divorced on 3 September 2010. Cole has a son (born 2016) and a daughter (born 2018) with the Italian model Sharon Canu. In 2006, Cole sued the ''
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'' and '' The Sun'' newspapers for
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after they printed allegations that he was involved in a "homosexual
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". Both papers retracted the allegations. The same year, Cole released an autobiography titled ''My Defence'', which sold 4,000 copies in the first six weeks of release. Cole's former teammate,
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, criticised Cole for writing an autobiography when he was 25. Cole has had a couple of minor brushes with the police. On 4 March 2009 he was held after swearing in front of a police officer outside a
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. He was taken to a police station and issued with an £80
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before being released. On 4 January 2010, Cole was convicted of a speeding offence committed on 17 November 2009. He was recorded exceeding the
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by doing 104 mph in a 50 mph zone on the A3 road in
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, a residential stretch. His defence at Kingston
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, opposing the charge in his absence, argued unsuccessfully that the police speed gun was faulty. Cole also claimed that his actions were excuseable because he was trying to evade the
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. On 29 January he was fined £1000 and disqualified from driving for four months. On 27 February 2011, Cole accidentally shot Tom Cowan, a 21-year-old sports science student on work experience at Chelsea, with a .22 calibre
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from only five feet away at the club's
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, apparently unaware that the rifle was loaded. Cole formally apologised to Cowan, and discussed the incident with Chelsea officials.


Career statistics


Club


International


Honours

Arsenal *
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: 2001–02, 2003–04 *
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: 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05 * FA Community Shield: 2002, 2004 Chelsea *Premier League: 2009–10 *FA Cup: 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12 *
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: 2006–07 *FA Community Shield: 2009 *
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: 2011–12 *
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: 2012–13 Individual *
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: 2002–03 Premier League, 2003–04 Premier League, 2004–05 Premier League, 2010–11 Premier League *
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: 2004 *
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: 2004,
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*Chelsea Players' Player of the Year: 2008–09, 2010–11 *
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Goal of the Season: 2009–10 vs Sunderland *
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: 2010 *
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(1992–93 to 2011–12): * Fantasy Teams of the 20 Seasons public and panel choice * FIFA FIFPro World XI 4th team: 2013


See also

*
List of footballers with 100 or more UEFA Champions League appearances Since the rebranding of the European Champion Clubs' Cup to UEFA Champions League in 1992 at the start of the 1992–93 season, a total of 47 players have managed to make at least 100 appearances in the competition. The first player to hit the lan ...
*
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