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He Was One Of England's Golden Boys. Now He Plays For Coventry City

Joe Cole is moving to Coventry City. We are going to repeat that, just because it feels so weird to say. Joe Cole is moving to Coventry City. One more time. Joe Cole is moving to Coventry City.

Seriously, what?

Evidently Joe Cole wasn't getting enough game time at Aston Villa because of injuries and being old, so he signed a 35-day loan deal with League 1 side Coventry City. So Joe Cole is going to Coventry City. Joe Cole is going to Coventry City. Joe Cole is going to Coventry City. We're going to keep repeating it until we start to believe that it's actually true. Joe Cole is going to Coventry City. And Coventry City can't believe it either.

Just in case you live under a rock and don't know why it's such a big deal that Joe Cole is going to Coventry City (still sounds weird), Joe Cole has more than 300 appearances for Chelsea and 56 caps for England (10 goals). He, Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard were supposed to form the midfield for a golden England generation. In 2010 Steven Gerrard said Joe Cole could be better then Messi. And now Joe Cole is going to Coventry City.

Also, Joe Cole starred in this sweet video. He probably had more pure on-the-ball skill than any other English player of his era. He's going to Coventry City. What is life.

Contact The18 Staff Writer Sam Klomhaus at Klomhaus@The18.com or follow him on Twitter @SamKlomhaus

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