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His father, Ron Callender, is from [[Barbados]] but left the family seven years after his parents had married.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/world-cup-familiesand-now-for-the-mads-the-mums-and-dads-405269.html| title =World Cup families...And Now For The Mads (The Mums and Dads) |work=The Independent | date=2006-06-24}}</ref> His father later moved to [[Melbourne]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2005/jun/05/sport.features| title = I don't want to go |work=Guardian | date=2005-06-05}}</ref> Ashley and his younger brother Matthew were brought up by his mother Sue Cole.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2004/nov/27/sport.comment1| title = Defender cast in unwanted role of target man |work=Guardian | date=2004-11-27}}</ref> |
His father, Ron Callender, is from [[Barbados]] but left the family seven years after his parents had married.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/world-cup-familiesand-now-for-the-mads-the-mums-and-dads-405269.html| title =World Cup families...And Now For The Mads (The Mums and Dads) |work=The Independent | date=2006-06-24}}</ref> His father later moved to [[Melbourne]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2005/jun/05/sport.features| title = I don't want to go |work=Guardian | date=2005-06-05}}</ref> Ashley and his younger brother Matthew were brought up by his mother Sue Cole.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2004/nov/27/sport.comment1| title = Defender cast in unwanted role of target man |work=Guardian | date=2004-11-27}}</ref> |
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Since 15 July 2006, he has been married to [[Girls Aloud]] singer [[Cheryl Cole]]. They have been together since September 2004. In January 2008, the couple almost separated after allegations were made that Cole had affairs with three other women; however he disputes the allegations, and has stayed with |
Since 15 July 2006, he has been married to [[Girls Aloud]] singer [[Cheryl Cole]]. They have been together since September 2004. In January 2008, the couple almost separated after allegations were made that Cole had affairs with three other women; however he disputes the allegations, and has stayed with his wife.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article725180.ece | title =Chelsea's Cole is a love cheat |work=The Sun | date=2008-01-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/chelsea/4943065/Chelsea-defender-Ashley-Cole-Profile.html | title=Chelsea defender Ashley Cole: Profile | first=Rod | last=Gilmour | work=[[Telegraph.co.uk]] | publisher=[[Telegraph Media Group]] | date=2009-03-05 | accessdate=2009-03-22 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/3445730/Chelsea-star-Ashley-Cole-sues-over-sex-claims.html | title=Chelsea star Ashley Cole sues over sex claims | first=Anita | last=Singh | work=[[Telegraph.co.uk]] | publisher=[[Telegraph Media Group]] | date=2008-11-12 | accessdate=2009-03-22 }}</ref> |
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In 2006, Cole sued the ''[[News of the World]]'' and ''[[The Sun (newspaper)|The Sun]]'' newspapers for [[libel]] after they printed allegations that he was "a raging queer".<ref name="pressgazette">{{cite news | url=http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/article/020306/cole_sues_over_tabloid_gay_orgy_stories | title=Cole sues over tabloid ‘gay orgy’ stories | work=Press Gazette | date=2006-03-02}}</ref> Both the ''News of the World'' and ''The Sun'' later retracted the allegations. That same year, Cole released an autobiography titled, ''My Defence'', which sold only 4,000 copies in the first six weeks of release.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/books/news/article1956552.ece | title=Inflated & talentless (not you, Jordan, you're worth it) | work=The Independent | date=2006-11-05}}</ref> Cole's former teammate, [[Jens Lehmann]], criticised Cole for writing an autobiography when he was only 25.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=394966&cc=4716 | title=Lehmann lampoons Cole over autobiography | work=Soccernet | date=2006-12-07}}</ref> While researching for his autobiography, Cole discovered he is a distant cousin of American R&B singer [[Mariah Carey]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/view/16328/I-prayed-for-Nat-King-Cole-I-got-Ashley-instead-|title=I prayed for Nat King Cole, I got Ashley instead.|work=dailystar}}</ref> |
In 2006, Cole sued the ''[[News of the World]]'' and ''[[The Sun (newspaper)|The Sun]]'' newspapers for [[libel]] after they printed allegations that he was "a raging queer".<ref name="pressgazette">{{cite news | url=http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/article/020306/cole_sues_over_tabloid_gay_orgy_stories | title=Cole sues over tabloid ‘gay orgy’ stories | work=Press Gazette | date=2006-03-02}}</ref> Both the ''News of the World'' and ''The Sun'' later retracted the allegations. That same year, Cole released an autobiography titled, ''My Defence'', which sold only 4,000 copies in the first six weeks of release.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/books/news/article1956552.ece | title=Inflated & talentless (not you, Jordan, you're worth it) | work=The Independent | date=2006-11-05}}</ref> Cole's former teammate, [[Jens Lehmann]], criticised Cole for writing an autobiography when he was only 25.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=394966&cc=4716 | title=Lehmann lampoons Cole over autobiography | work=Soccernet | date=2006-12-07}}</ref> While researching for his autobiography, Cole discovered he is a distant cousin of American R&B singer [[Mariah Carey]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/view/16328/I-prayed-for-Nat-King-Cole-I-got-Ashley-instead-|title=I prayed for Nat King Cole, I got Ashley instead.|work=dailystar}}</ref> |
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ashley Cole | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Chelsea | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
1997–1999 | Arsenal | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2006 | Arsenal | 156 | (8) |
1999–2000 | → Crystal Palace (loan) | 14 | (1) |
2006– | Chelsea | 103 | (5) |
International career‡ | |||
2001 | England U21 | 4 | (1) |
2006 | England B | 1 | (0) |
2001– | England | 77 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:05, 17 January 2010 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:09, 22 December 2009 (UTC) |
Ashley Cole (born 20 December 1980 in Stepney, London) is an English professional footballer, currently playing for Chelsea in the Premier League and the English national team. He plays as a left-back.
Cole began his career with Arsenal in 1999, going on to make 228 appearances, scoring 9 goals for the club, and winning two Premier League titles, three FA Cups and a runners-up medal from the 2006 UEFA Champions League Final. In August 2006, after a protracted transfer saga, he completed the move to rival club Chelsea in exchange for £5m plus defender William Gallas. Cole is a regular in the Chelsea first-team and won a second Champions League runners-up medal in 2008.
Club career
Arsenal
Cole started his career by joining his local club, Arsenal, whom he had supported as a child. On 25 February 2000[citation needed] he signed his first professional contract. At the age of 18, on 30 November 1999, he made his first team debut in the Worthington Cup against Middlesbrough. His Premier League debut came on 14 May 2000 against Newcastle United. Before he fully broke into the Arsenal side, he spent part of the 1999-2000 season on loan at Crystal Palace, where he played 14 league matches and scored one goal, a long-range half-volley against Blackburn Rovers. Cole caught a lucky break after an injury to Sylvinho, Arsenal's established left-back, in the autumn if the 2000-2001 season, gave Cole the opportunity to establish himself in the first team. He remained first-choice in the position even after Sylvinho's recovery.
With Arsenal, he won the Premier League twice (in 2002 and 2004), and the FA Cup 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 UEFA Champions League Final defeat to Barcelona at the end of the season. In total he made 228 first-team appearances for Arsenal, scoring 9 goals.
Cole had a very good season in 2004-05. He was a regular at left-back for both England and Arsenal despite Gaël Clichy'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 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 Aston Villa. He scored Arsenal's third in only the 28th minute. Cole, however, was also involved in the transfer saga with Chelsea. Cole was found guilty of making contact with league rivals Chelsea over a possible move, without informing Arsenal. He was fined £100,000 by the Premier League on 2 June 2005 for a tapping-up meeting at a hotel in January 2005. Cole, his agent Jonathan Barnett, the Chelsea manager José Mourinho and chief executive Peter Kenyon 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.[2]
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, quoted in The Sun, 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.[3] Cole was deliberately left out of Arsenal's 2006–07 team photograph,[4] fuelling press speculation that he would leave.
On 28 July, Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein confirmed that Arsenal and Chelsea had been in "civil talks" about the player.[5] Chelsea insisted they would not raise their £16million bid for Cole, but Arsenal held out for at a higher valuation of £25million.[6] Negotiations continued throughout August and looked to be heading for deadlock, but eventually Cole signed for Chelsea on 31 August for a fee of £5million, with William Gallas 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.[7]
Chelsea
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Cole was given the number three shirt at Chelsea, and made his first appearance for the club as a substitute for Wayne Bridge in their 2–1 win over Charlton Athletic 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. Some Arsenal fans waved fake £20 notes with the player's face on them when Chelsea next met Arsenal at Stamford Bridge on 12 December.[8]
On 31 January 2007, Cole suffered a serious knee injury in the 3–0 victory over Blackburn Rovers 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.[9] 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 Wembley Stadium against Manchester United. Chelsea emerged victorious 1-0 after extra-time with a goal scored by Didier Drogba, to win the 2007 FA Cup.[10]
Cole was reportedly one of the players upset when Jose Mourinho was relieved of his position as Chelsea manager. He was dropped in favour of Wayne Bridge for the 2008 League Cup final, which Chelsea lost 2-1 to Tottenham Hotspur. 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 West Ham United. On 19 March 2008, Cole was involved in a controversial incident in a Premier League game against Tottenham at White Hart Lane where he performed a high tackle on Tottenham's Alan Hutton. Referee Mike Riley gave Cole a yellow card, a decision which was judged as too lenient by some analysts[11]. 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.
In Chelsea's final league match of the 2008-09 season against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light, Cole scored his second Chelsea goal in the Blues' 3-2 win.[12] The following season, after starting Chelsea's first six games in the league, Cole scored his third and fourth and fifth Chelsea goals at home to Burnley Tottenham, and Sunderland. [13] On 2 September 2009 he signed a new four-year deal which will contract him to Chelsea until 2013.[14]
International career
Cole has played for England at youth and senior levels. He was capped for the England U-20 team at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship alongside Stuart Taylor, Peter Crouch, Andrew Johnson and Matthew Etherington. 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.
Cole made his senior England début against Albania, on 28 March 2001. He played for England at the 2002 World Cup and Euro 2004, and was named as one of four England players in the all-star squad for the latter tournament. Cole was also an ever-present for England in the 2006 World Cup; in their second round match against Ecuador he made a crucial block, deflecting Carlos Tenorio's shot onto the crossbar. The match ended with England winning 1–0, but England were knocked out on penalties by Portugal in the quarter-finals. By the end of 2008, Cole had achieved 68 caps for England, all of which were starting appearances.[15]
Career statistics
Club[16]
- As of 16:02, 17 January 2010
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- Does not include appearances in the 2002/03, 2003/04, 2004/05, 2005/06, 2007/08, and 2009/10 Community Shield.
Honours
Club
- With Arsenal F.C.
Winner
Runner-Up
- With Chelsea F.C.
Winner
Runner-Up
International
- FA Summer Tournament: 2004
Individual
- PFA Team of the Year: 2002, 2004, 2005 (all with Arsenal)
- UEFA Team of the Year: 2004 (with Arsenal)
- Chelsea Players' Player of the Year: 2009
Personal life
His father, Ron Callender, is from Barbados but left the family seven years after his parents had married.[17] His father later moved to Melbourne.[18] Ashley and his younger brother Matthew were brought up by his mother Sue Cole.[19]
Since 15 July 2006, he has been married to Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Cole. They have been together since September 2004. In January 2008, the couple almost separated after allegations were made that Cole had affairs with three other women; however he disputes the allegations, and has stayed with his wife.[20][21][22]
In 2006, Cole sued the News of the World and The Sun newspapers for libel after they printed allegations that he was "a raging queer".[23] Both the News of the World and The Sun later retracted the allegations. That same year, Cole released an autobiography titled, My Defence, which sold only 4,000 copies in the first six weeks of release.[24] Cole's former teammate, Jens Lehmann, criticised Cole for writing an autobiography when he was only 25.[25] While researching for his autobiography, Cole discovered he is a distant cousin of American R&B singer Mariah Carey.[26]
On 4 March 2009, Cole was held after swearing in front of a police officer outside a Central London nightclub. Police said a 28-year-old man was held in Brompton Road, South Kensington, at about 02:15 GMT. He was taken to a police station and given an £80 fixed penalty notice and released at about 05:30 GMT on the same day.[27]
On 4 January 2010, Cole was convicted of a speeding offence committed on 17 November 2009 . He was recorded speeding at 104 mph in a 50 mph zone on the A3 road in Kingston upon Thames, a residential stretch. His defence at Kingston Magistrates Court, opposing the charge in his absence, argued unsuccessfully that the police speed gun was faulty. Cole claims his actions are excused because he was evading the press. He will be sentenced on 29 January. [28]
References
- ^ "Chelsea FC profile". Chelsea FC. 2008-07-16. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
- ^ "Cole's agent handed FA suspension". BBC Sport. 2006-09-26. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
- ^ "Gunners fed me to sharks". The Sun. Retrieved 2006-11-15.
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(help) - ^ "Abramovich ready to dictate terms of Cole's Chelsea move". The Guardian. 2006-08-11. Retrieved 2006-11-15.
- ^ "Arsenal drive hard bargain with Chelsea over £30m Cole". The Guardian.
- ^ "Gunners Battle for Cole Cash". The Mirror.
- ^ "Blues beat deadline to sign Cole". BBC Sport date=2006-09-01. 2006-09-01. Retrieved 2009-11-20.
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(help) - ^ "Dud notes for Ashley". The Sun. 2006-12-06.
- ^ "Cole injury fears eased". Metro. 2007-02-02.
- ^ "Cole "dropped for final"". Eurosports. 2007-05-19.
- ^ "Officials should have sent off Ashley Cole". The Telegraph. 2008-03-23.
- ^ "Sunderland 2-3 Chelsea". BBC Sport. 2009-05-24. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/8222096.stm%7C title=Chelsea 3-0 Burnley
- ^ "Defender Cole signs Chelsea deal". BBC Sport. 2009-09-02. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
- ^ He also won the FA Cup for the fifth time which is a world record."Capello Names Squad". The Football Association. 2009-02-06. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
- ^ "Ashley Cole Career Stats". Soccerbase. 17 January 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
- ^ "World Cup families...And Now For The Mads (The Mums and Dads)". The Independent. 2006-06-24.
- ^ "I don't want to go". Guardian. 2005-06-05.
- ^ "Defender cast in unwanted role of target man". Guardian. 2004-11-27.
- ^ "Chelsea's Cole is a love cheat". The Sun. 2008-01-25.
- ^ Gilmour, Rod (2009-03-05). "Chelsea defender Ashley Cole: Profile". Telegraph.co.uk. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ^ Singh, Anita (2008-11-12). "Chelsea star Ashley Cole sues over sex claims". Telegraph.co.uk. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ^ "Cole sues over tabloid 'gay orgy' stories". Press Gazette. 2006-03-02.
- ^ "Inflated & talentless (not you, Jordan, you're worth it)". The Independent. 2006-11-05.
- ^ "Lehmann lampoons Cole over autobiography". Soccernet. 2006-12-07.
- ^ "I prayed for Nat King Cole, I got Ashley instead". dailystar.
- ^ "Footballer Ashley Cole arrested". BBC News. 2009-03-05. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
- ^ "Chelsea's Ashley Cole Found Guilty Of Speeding". The New York Times. 2010-01-04. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
External links
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- Ashley Cole – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Chelsea profile
- FA website profile
- Ashley Cole at Soccerbase
- Profile at 4thegame.com
- Profile at sporting-heroes.net
- Ashley Cole Profile Profile at ashleycole.org.
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Football (soccer) fullbacks
- English footballers
- England under-21 international footballers
- England international footballers
- Crystal Palace F.C. players
- Arsenal F.C. players
- Chelsea F.C. players
- Premier League players
- The Football League players
- 2002 FIFA World Cup players
- UEFA Euro 2004 players
- 2006 FIFA World Cup players
- People from Stepney
- British people of Barbadian descent