Transfers that shook the world: Ashley Cole to Chelsea
The Athletic FC Podcast
The Athletic
4 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 18 July 2025
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
Welcome to Transfers that shook the world, a summer series for The Athletic FC looking back on the moves that sparked fury and saw heroes become villains.
Today we’re heading back to the summer of 2006, and a saga that saw rival lines crossed from the North to West of London as Ashley Cole traded boyhood club Arsenal for rising force Chelsea.
So why was the acrimonious move considered such a betrayal? And how did the deal signify a power shift in capital as the blue side of London rose to prominence?
Host: Ayo Akinwolere
With: Simon Johnson & James McNicholas
Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead
Producers: Guy Clarke and Lucy Oliva
Sound Design: Jay Beale
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