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‘I had an erection in England coaching after Rooney spiked my drink with viagra’

Former Chelsea and West Ham star Carlton Cole recalled the time he was tricked into taking Viagra whereas on England responsibility.

Cole revealed how he was pressured to coach in an aroused state, a lot to his team-mates’ amusement. The retired striker informed the excellent story throughout an look on the Footballer’s Guide to Football podcast, which featured Jermain Defoe as a visitor.

“The stonker was there. I wasn’t sexually aroused but it was just there. I was the quickest person around that pitch – I had three legs,” Cole chuckled.

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Jermain Defoe, who was additionally concerned within the prank together with Wayne Rooney and Shaun Wright-Phillips, recalled the incident additional. He stated: “Carlton was always smiley, happy and that, so we just thought, if you are going to get anyone, who would take it? He just took it because he was thinking, ‘Oh yeah, vitamins, good for my body’.”

Defoe could not comprise his laughter as he remembered Cole’s response once they informed him what he’d really taken. “I was in stitches. It was the funniest thing. When we told him after . . . his face!”

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Carlton Cole made seven appearances for England

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Defoe added that England boss Fabio Capello by no means discovered about their cheeky prank. However, the ex-Rangers striker reckons such a joke could be exhausting to drag off at present because of the tightness of contemporary soccer kits.

Cole, who additionally performed for Charlton, Celtic, and Wolves participant, made a cheeky remark, saying: “I had erased that from my memory – you’re bringing back bad memories.”



Cole had a really exhausting time throughout coaching

Even although he did not rating for England in his seven appearances, Cole’s former Three Lions team-mates maintain good recollections of him. These days, Cole works as a broadcaster and likewise helps out at former membership West Ham, the place he’s a mentor to youthful gamers.

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