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'I was in London having lunch, and decided to ring The FA, I asked "Is Sven Goran-Eriksson there? Can I come and see him?"' Joe Cole on the random afternoon when he confronted the England manager in his office and asked for more international game time
EXCLUSIVE Chelsea star Joe Cole reveals his struggles against an unwanted label
'I was spraying champagne on Chelsea fans and nearly fell off the bus – I was holding on like Indiana Jones!' Joe Cole remembers Premier League title celebrations and the story behind iconic Didier Drogba moment
Former Chelsea star Joe Cole reveals his running joke with Didier Drogba
'I almost signed for Manchester United, but all of a sudden Chelsea came in for me – then they almost sent me on loan to CSKA Moscow' Joe Cole on his Russian Premier League and Old Trafford near-misses
Joe Cole was the sixth signing made by Chelsea under the ownership of Roman Abramovich
The story of 2025 in FourFourTwo covers
At the end of another thrilling football year, we look back at 2025 through the lens of our covers
'I was just in a deep, dark place after West Ham got relegated. I didn’t want to leave the house, feeling that I’d let people down' Joe Cole on the Hammers' improbable relegation
Joe Cole tells FourFourTwo about the aftermath of West Ham United's relegation from the Premier League in 2003
‘At 16, a national newspaper front page said I was on £5,000 a week. It wasn’t true. It was very difficult to deal with and it really changed the course of my life. It attracted a different kind of attention’ Joe Cole on the ‘nonsense story’
Former West Ham United starlet Joe Cole reveals a turbulent start to life as a professional footballer
'Roman Abramovich came to speak to me after I’d had an argument with Jose Mourinho and put an official transfer request in. It was very unusual: he wanted to keep me' Joe Cole on dealing with Chelsea’s former owner
Joe Cole reveals rift with Jose Mourinho during 'footballing heaven' Chelsea title season
‘Alex Ferguson asked me to walk out with Manchester United at the FA Cup final - I was a kid and was like, ‘It would be pretty cool though, dad?’ but my dad said no!’ Joe Cole on how he could have ended up alongside Red Devils legends
EXCLUSIVE The future England international could have had a front row seat for a memorable FA Cup final
‘Jose Mourinho said I had a good face and an ugly face but I had no problem with how honest he was. Playing for him was like joining a cult’ Joe Cole on playing for the Special One at Chelsea
EXCLUSIVE Joe Cole spent three seasons playing under Jose Mourinho at Chelsea
NEW ISSUE: Lionesses’ never-say-die glory, top bosses Lampard and Wilshere, Dan Burn’s Asda to England journey, Joao Pedro, Joe Cole plus Nemanja Matic’s Boro runner
Get your hands on the latest issue of FourFourTwo magazine – available in print or on your device – from Thursday December 4
