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The Forgotten Story And Destruction Of England's "Most Brazilian Player Ever"

In 2015, a strange tweet came out of Coventry City. “Welcome to Coventry City, Joe Cole… yes the actual Joe Cole. Seriously, Joe Cole. The Real Joe Cole.” It felt surreal, almost like parody. Because this wasn’t just some journeyman midfielder rolling into League One. This was Joe Cole. The boy once compared to South American magicians. The boy Galvão Bueno, Brazil’s most famous commentator, praised mid-game, saying Cole played with a samba soul that England had never known. This was the wonderkid who, at fifteen, had British newspapers whispering he was earning more than the Prime Minister. He was hype personified. The prototype English prodigy. And yet, somehow, that story ended with a third-tier club’s tongue-in-cheek announcement.
Joe Cole’s rise began in the most unlikely way. His father wasn’t even a football man. Didn’t know his son could play until West Ham scouts came calling. One Sunday League match, Harry Redknapp showed up, watched a twelve-year-old run rings around grown men, and could only mutter, “Bloody hell, where’s his dad?” Within a few years, Cole was training with the first team, fearlessly running at Neil “Razor” Ruddock, one of the hardest men in the game. The senior pros called him “the conjuror.” He made the ball disappear.