5 Players Who Have Taken Shocking Penalties This Year

4. Ashley Cole - England Vs Italy (Penalty Shootout)

By the time Ashley Cole stepped up to take a crucial penalty kick for his country in this summer€™s European Championship Quarter Final shootout with Italy, nothing less than a goal would do. Fellow compatriot Ashley Young had already thwacked his effort against the bar and if England failed to find the back of the net, a goal for Italy from their next strike would send them through. And that's exactly what happened as Cole shot his effort tamely at the goalkeeper who dived correctly to his left hand side. There was no power, no placement, and no progression in the Euro's for England as they were dumped out on penalties yet again.
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Joseph is an accredited football journalist and has interviewed nearly all of the current 20 Barclay's Premier League managers. He is also a correspondent for Bleacher Report and has written for Caught Offside and Give Me Football.