Just representing Arsenal once would have been my dream after retiring and looking back on the career I had, winning the FA Cup seven times is something I never dreamed of. As a player, it's something you don't really think about at the time, because you just want to win it again, but now you reflect, as the old man I am and I'm like Yeah, holding the record is actually a great achievement.
I scored a volley from a long way outside the area for England against Sweden at the 2006 World Cup, Cole recalls to FourFourTwo. I grew up watching England at tournaments and idolising Gazza for his goal against Scotland at Euro 96. Every time I had the shirt and heard the national anthem, I thought, Wow, I'm in the best 11 players in the country.'
The remaining 32 teams in the 2025/26 FA Cup will discover their fate in the fourth round when the draw is made by two former winners of the competition. Steven Gerrard and Joe Cole will decide the ties as a host of Premier League clubs aim to take another step towards this season's final. Liverpool legend Gerrard triumphed with Liverpool in 2001 and 2006, with Cole lifting the trophy as a Chelsea midfielder in 2007 and 2010.
He looks anxious on the bench, he looks worried, and I think that will filter through to the players, Cole said, before arguing that United need a different direction, as reported by Metro.
