Roberto Carlos Snubs Himself, Names Ex Arsenal and Chelsea Star Best Left Back Ever

• Roberto Carlos has named former Arsenal and Chelsea defender Ashley Cole as the best left-back in the world during his playing days
• The legendary Brazilian defender selected Ashley Cole in his combined starting eleven involving former Real Madrid and Arsenal players
• Cole who is now a first-team coach at Everton won the English Premier League titles with Arsenal and Chelsea in his playing career

Brazilian legend, Roberto Carlos has so much respect for former England defender, Ashley Cole that he has agreed the England defender was better than him.

Carlos who won the 2002 World Cup with Brazil, named the former Arsenal and Chelsea defender as the best left-back in the world during his playing days.

The former Real Madrid defender selected Cole ahead of himself when he was asked to pick a left-back in a combined Real Madrid and Arsenal team of the 2003/04 season.

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Cole won multiple trophies during his active days as a professional, most notably winning the UEFA Champions League title with Chelsea in 2012.

The former England defender also won three Premier League titles, one Europa League, seven FA Cups, and was named Chelsea’s Player of the year twice in 2008/09 and 2010/11.

Football fan cleared of racially abusing Ashley Cole

Meanwhile, a football fan has been found not guilty of racially abusing former Arsenal and Chelsea defender Ashley Cole during an FA Cup match, Evening Standard reports.

The charge related to an incident during Swindon Town’s FA Cup clash with Manchester City on January 7 2022, for which Cole was part of ITV’s broadcasting team.

Oscroft had previously admitted to using abusive or threatening language or behavior that was likely to harass, alarm, or distress but stressed he neither said nor heard anything racist.

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Roberto Carlos names 2 English players good for Brazil

Earlier, Sports Brief reported Brazil have one of the most star-studded teams heading into the FIFA World Cup in Qatar and are favourites to lift the trophy.

The Seleção have a team full of established stars, and their attacking line-up is any manager's dream.

Carlos believes that Liverpool defender, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Tottenham Hotspur striker, Harry Kane are good enough to get into Tite's starting XI in Qatar.