Lee Carsley’s England assistant Ashley Cole joins FA on full-time basis

Interim England assistant Ashley Cole has left Birmingham to join the Football Association as a full-time national coach.

The 43-year-old represented his county on 107 occasions and at five major tournaments before calling time on his international career just before the 2014 World Cup.

Cole moved into coaching after hanging up his boots in 2019 and has been working as first-team coach at Birmingham alongside his duties with England.

England legend @TheRealAC3 has joined The @FA as a full-time national coach