Ashley Cole is without a club after being released by LA Galaxy at the end of his contract with the Major League Soccer club.
The full-back, capped 107 times for England, had been captain of the Los Angeles outfit before they decided not to re-sign him after two years at the club.
Here, Press Association Sport takes a look at the 37-year-old’s glittering career in pictures.
Cole, right, broke into the Arsenal team as a teenager in 1999 (Sean Dempsey/PA)
He made his England debut in 2001 against Albania, but the occasion was soured after he was hit by a missile from the crowd (Tom Hevezi/PA)
He was an integral part of the ‘Invincibles’ squad that went unbeaten in the 2003-04 season (Martin Rickett/PA)
He suffered disappointment in the final of the Champions League, with Arsenal losing 2-1 to Barcelona in 2006 (David Davies/PA)
His move did not go down well with Arsenal fans, who accused him of being greedy (Rebecca Naden/PA)
Lifted the FA Cup for the second time in 2007. He went on to win the trophy a record seven times in his career (Rebecca Naden/PA)
Was part of the England side that failed to qualify for Euro 2008 under Steve McClaren (Nick Potts/PA)
Suffered more misery against Germany at the 2010 World Cup, where England crashed out in the last 16 (Martin Rickett/PA)
It was third time lucky for Cole, who scored in the decisive penalty shootout as Chelsea lifted the Champions League after beating Bayern Munich (Owen Humphreys/PA)
Was awarded his 100th international cap by Roy Hodgson before the friendly against Brazil at Wembley in 2013 (Nick Potts/PA)
After eight years at Chelsea, Cole made the move to Roma, where he stayed for 18 months (Dave Thompson/PA)
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