Ashley Cole Will Captain Side For Reaching 100 Caps

[Folami David]

Chelsea left-back Ashley Cole will captain England for Wednesday night's friendly with the Republic of Ireland in recognition of reaching 100 caps.
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There had been initial confusion over who would be skipper, but Cole has been selected in Steven Gerrard's absence.
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Hodgson said: "He has been a fantastic servant, not just for Arsenal and Chelsea but for England as well."
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Cole's honour comes just months after he used an expletive on Twitter to describe the Football Association.
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The defender was fined £90,000 in October 2012 for his offensive tweet in response to the FA's judgement in the John Terry racism case. He subsequently deleted the comments and apologised personally to FA chairman David Bernstein.
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The incident occurred after Cole's evidence to an independent FA commission - which found Terry guilty of racially insulting Anton Ferdinand during a match between Chelsea and QPR in October 2011 - was called into question.
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Cole will be making his 102nd appearance for England at Wembley on Wednesday having become the seventh player to reach a century of caps, against Brazil, in February.
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The Republic visit Wembley for the first time since 1991 as part of the FA's 150th anniversary celebrations, a schedule that also includes a game in Brazil on Sunday.
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Hodgson had caused confusion over who would wear the armband by earlier referring to Frank Lampard's regular role as vice-captain.

[Shola Sholaz]

Ashley Cole would definately do a fantastic job in that friendly game. We can trust him for that.