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‘Cristiano Ronaldo made me do the splits. I thought, ‘This can’t happen again.’ I didn’t want someone to take my career away from me’ Ashley Cole on his major tournament battles with the Portuguese icon

England’s Cole was tasked with stopping Ronaldo at Euro 2004 and at the World Cup two years later

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‘There’s going to be a moment where England are under the cosh – to win the World Cup, someone is going to have to take the game by the scruff of the neck’ Joe Cole on what England need to do to win the World Cup

The former West Ham and Chelsea playmaker was a part of England’s 2002 and 2006 World Cup squads

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NEW ISSUE: Battle for the World Cup! Jeremy Doku and Mikel Merino exclusives, Joe Cole & Ashley Cole’s World Cup memories, Roberto Martinez on Cristiano Ronaldo, Javier Zanetti on Lionel Messi, plus USA '94, Guus Hiddink and Youri Djorkaeff Q&A

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Arteta ready to take final step on Arsenal’s 20-year journey to redemption

Two decades of disappointment followed Parisian nightmare of Lehmann, Eto’o and all that, but now a first Champions League title is in sight

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Ashley Cole: ‘The players have to trust what I’m asking them to do’

The former Arsenal, Chelsea and England left-back is in his first manager’s job, with playoff-chasing Serie B side, Cesena

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Goalkeeper ruled out of World Cup 2026 after suffering a broken neck

Former United States youth international was injured while playing in Italy

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Jurgen Klinsmann’s son suffers broken neck while playing in Italy’s second division

Jonathan Klinsmann broke his neck while playing for Italian club Cesena over the weekend

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‘Every club outside of the top 10 in the Premier League should have been banging on the door to get Ashley Cole in – he’s done everything right’ Joe Cole tells FFT why he’s backing his former Chelsea and England team-mate to be a success in management

In an exclusive interview, one Cole explains why he’s got faith in his namesake, who’s become a boss with Italian club Cesena

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Sports quiz of the week: youngsters, old timers, records, protests and posh grub

Have you followed the big stories in football, rugby, golf, baseball, horse racing, winter sports, F1, snooker and more?

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“I’m ready to lead a group as a manager now – I’ve had six or seven years to find my voice as a coach, and I have belief in myself” New Cesena boss Ashley Cole has exclusively told FourFourTwo why it’s the right time for him to become a gaffer

Speaking prior to his appointment, Cole explained to FFT how several years in coaching have prepared him for his first management role

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Ashley Cole finally gets the chance to scratch his seven-year itch

In today’s Football Daily: why has it taken so long for Ashley Cole to get a job in management?

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England legend lands shock first manager’s job at Italian second division club

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Ashley Cole lands first managerial role as he makes surprise move to Serie B

Cole has been appointed head coach of Cesena, who sit eighth in Italy’s second tier

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‘You’d be amazed at the amount of people who are blaming me for Chelsea drawing Wrexham in the FA Cup – at the draw, people were booing me!’ Blues legends Joe Cole and Ashley Cole tell FFT why this weekend’s fifth-round tie could be a banana skin

In an exclusive interview, the former Chelsea duo assess the chances of an upset in North Wales, and explain why they hope it won't be another Barnsley

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EA FC 26 Winter Wildcards Ashley Cole SBC Solution: How To Easily Complete And Review

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Ashley Cole says coaching Harry Kane and Cole Palmer gave him imposter syndrome

Cole is a full-time coach for England and has previously served as assistant coach under interim manager Lee Carsley

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Every Player to Move from Chelsea to Arsenal in the Premier League

Since the Premier League began, Arsenal have signed a whole team’s worth of players from Chelsea.

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Ashley Cole Blames Man Utd, Liverpool, Chelsea Legends for England’s Golden Generation Failings

A generation of world class players should have put England on top of the world in the 2000s.

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Ronaldo, Vinicius Jr, Jimmy Corbett?! 'The Boy's A Bit Special' best and worst wonderkid scouting picks

The Boy’s A Bit Special feature has returned to FourFourTwo – to celebrate, we look back at three decades of youngsters who we tipped for the top. Some predictions were more successful than others…

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The 25 Best Chelsea Players of All Time—Ranked

The Blues have boasted some of the world's greatest talents over the years.

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Bottom-half budget, top of the table: how Stevenage made English football’s best start

Sports science graduate Alex Revell’s team lead League One with a record unrivalled in the top four divisions

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‘I’ll always believe I can get an England call-up – it’s a dream of mine. That feeling will never leave and that was a big factor in joining Rangers’ Max Aarons on his Three Lions motivation

The Bournemouth loanee was regular in the England U21s but is yet to receive a senior call-up

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Gary Neville calls for ‘disruptive response’ to support players suffering racism

The new season has been marred by a number of episodes of reported racism directed at players.

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