20 December,2013 04:50 AM IST | | The Centrestage Team
>> He played football with fellow soccer stars; John Terry (Chelsea) and Jlloyd Samuel (Aston Villa) as youngsters.
>> Ashley graduated through the Arsenal Youth Soccer Academy into first team football.
>> The footballer played for England in the World Cup tournaments of 2002 and 2006.
>> Cole is a car freak, he owns an Aston Martin. He boughtCheryl Cole a Bentley as an anniversary present but it was too flashy for her so he sent it back.
>> He never cooked for Cheryl Cole throughout their entire relationship, and hardly ever made a cup of tea for her.
>> He was first spotted by Arsenal when he was nine years old.
>> When he first met Cheryl Cole's father, he couldn't understand his Geordie accent.
>> He also scored one of the winning penalties in the FA Cup Final, Arsenal vs Manchester United.
>> When accused of being secretly gay, he successfully suedu00a0for harassment, breach of privacy and libel. He was paid damages.
>> Cheryl and Ashley Cole were considered the new Posh and Becks.
>> He always considered Cheryl to be his best friend, but they rarely had Sundays off together. u00a0
