Ashley Cole
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"Ashley Cole" is an English association football/footballer who plays as a Defender (association football)/left back for Italy/Italian club A.S. Roma/Roma. 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 Association football positions#Left-back .28LB.29 and Right-back .28RB.29/left back in the world.

Born in Stepney, London, Cole began his youth career at Arsenal F.C./Arsenal and made his full debut for the club in November 1999, going on to make a further 228 appearances, scoring ten goals. With Arsenal he won two Premier League titles, three FA Cups, and was an integral member of "2003–04 Arsenal F.C. season/The Invincibles" team of the 2003–04 season, who went the entire league season undefeated. Cole also made an appearance in Arsenal's first UEFA Champions League final in 2006 UEFA Champions League Final/2006; the club lost 2–1 to FC Barcelona/Barcelona.

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We just knew we wanted to give something back.

With everything that happened at the end of the season, I'm just glad it's over now and I can focus on playing for Arsenal and, just as every player here wants to do, winning things.

The operation went well and I hope to be back in around eight weeks' time. I have been told that that is a realistic time to aim for.

I'd love to be captain of Arsenal one day.

I've been told that's a realistic time to aim for. The team has a few injuries and it's going to be a testing time.

The operation went well and I hope to be back in eight weeks.

Referees and linesmen are killing teams.

There's nothing we can do about it and we've just got to do what we can with the squad we've got.

The manager must not think I am ready for it. Perhaps with everything that has gone on he thought it might not be a good idea.