5 Notorious Football Bad Boys And 5 Who Go Against The Grain

3. Ashley Cole

A product of the Arsenal youth set up, Ashley Cole begun his career at the North London club making his full debut 1999. Along the way, he would collect two Premier League titles and three FA Cups, as well as a membership to €œThe Invincibles€ team of 03/04. However, it was in 2006 that Cole began a path that lead to him being one of the most disliked footballers in premier league history. During a prolonged transfer saga, Cole made the move across London to Premier League rivals Chelsea, for what can only be described, in his own words, as greed. In his 2006 autobiography €œMy Defence: Winning, Losing, Scandals and The Drama of Germany€, Cole describes in great detail the moment in which he nearly crashes his car as he hears that Arsenal are going to offer him only £55k/week, rather than the £60k/week he had requested. Only £55k/week. Tagged with the new nickname €œCashley€, Cole set about increasing his portfolio of misdemeanours by having numerous reported affairs whilst married to the €œnation€™s sweetheart€, Cheryl Cole, who eventually divorced him in September 2010. But it wouldn€™t be just the Girls Aloud fan base that Cole would also find himself in trouble with, as on several occasions he would land himself in hot water with the law, being arrested for offences varying from speeding to being drunk and disorderly. If that wasn€™t enough, in 2011 Cole decided the best way to practice his shooting at Chelsea€™s Cobham training ground wouldn€™t be with some footballs and a goalkeeper, but by firing his.22 calibre air rifle at 21-year-old sports science student, Tom Cowan. But if you think he€™s bad, you should see his team mate . . .
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