FA chief claims Cole made personal apology
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October 10, 2012, Wednesday
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CHELSEA defender Ashley Cole made a personal apology to Football Association chairman David Bernstein after a foul-mouthed outburst against the FA.
Cole was charged with misconduct by the FA on Monday after the England star's outburst on Twitter last week after criticism of his evidence in the John Terry racial abuse hearing.
The 31-year-old was quick to delete the tweet in which he branded the FA "a bunch of twats", and also issued a statement apologizing for his rant, but Bernstein revealed that Cole had also said sorry to him in person on Monday.
"He apologized immediately on Friday and he came to see me last night and apologized to me personally," Bernstein told BBC Radio Five Live. "He showed real contrition. He said he was really sorry.
"It was a serious apology. He expressed a degree of remorse for what he had done, wished it hadn't happened.
"I looked him in the eye and really felt that he meant it."
Bernstein also stressed that England manager Roy Hodgson will decide whether Cole plays against San Marino in Friday's World Cup qualifier at Wembley after some pundits called for him to be dropped as punishment for the Twitter controversy.
"He is free to play for England over the coming matches. It is up to the manager to decide whether he plays or not," Bernstein added.
With Hodgson left to decide whether or not to play Cole, the only threat to his chances of winning a 99th cap would appear to be if the England manager opts to rest him ahead of the crucial trip to Poland next week. However, Bernstein did admit that Cole's actions meant he was unlikely to captain England for what could be his landmark 100th cap against Poland next Tuesday.
Cole was charged with misconduct by the FA on Monday after the England star's outburst on Twitter last week after criticism of his evidence in the John Terry racial abuse hearing.
The 31-year-old was quick to delete the tweet in which he branded the FA "a bunch of twats", and also issued a statement apologizing for his rant, but Bernstein revealed that Cole had also said sorry to him in person on Monday.
"He apologized immediately on Friday and he came to see me last night and apologized to me personally," Bernstein told BBC Radio Five Live. "He showed real contrition. He said he was really sorry.
"It was a serious apology. He expressed a degree of remorse for what he had done, wished it hadn't happened.
"I looked him in the eye and really felt that he meant it."
Bernstein also stressed that England manager Roy Hodgson will decide whether Cole plays against San Marino in Friday's World Cup qualifier at Wembley after some pundits called for him to be dropped as punishment for the Twitter controversy.
"He is free to play for England over the coming matches. It is up to the manager to decide whether he plays or not," Bernstein added.
With Hodgson left to decide whether or not to play Cole, the only threat to his chances of winning a 99th cap would appear to be if the England manager opts to rest him ahead of the crucial trip to Poland next week. However, Bernstein did admit that Cole's actions meant he was unlikely to captain England for what could be his landmark 100th cap against Poland next Tuesday.
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