From London to Liverpool: Former West Ham and Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole has been hailed as a potential saviour for the Reds after sealing a move to Anfield. Here we look at his career so far...
January 1999: A product of the famed West Ham youth academy, Cole wowed older team-mates with his tricky skills in training. Harry Redknapp gave him his first-team debut against Swansea in the FA Cup
May 1999: Hammers fans still talk about the night Cole helped the club to a record FA Youth Cup final victory as 21,000 packed into Upton Park to see West Ham win 6-0 and seal an 9-0 aggregate triumph over Coventry
August 2000: With contemporaries including Frank Lampard and Michael Carrick helping him progress in West Ham's midfield, Cole soon features for the England Under-21 side in a friendly against Georgia
February 2001: His displays for West Ham catch the eye and Cole is called up to the full England squad for a friendly against France, although he is not pressed into action
May 2001: Aged 19, Cole makes his full England debut against Mexico at Pride Park
May 2003: Despite a team including players such as David James, Michael Carrick, Paolo di Canio and Jermain Defoe, West Ham are relegated from the Premier League
June 2003: West Ham's plight does not halt Cole's rise and two years after his England debut, he scores his first international goal against Serbia and Montenegro
August 2003: While Carrick stays with West Ham in the Championship, Cole moves on and is recruited by Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri in a �6.6m transfer. He scored 10 times in 126 appearances for the Hammers
February 2005: Cole helps Chelsea win the Carling Cup in a thrilling 3-2 final victory over Liverpool
May 2005: Chelsea win the Premier League in Jose Mourinho's first season at Stamford Bridge
May 2006:A second Premier League title is secure with Chelsea under manager Jose Mourinho
June 2006: Cole celebrates after scoring a stunning goal against Sweden at the World Cup in Germany
September 2007: The captain's armband goes to Cole for the match against QPR in the Carling Cup as he makes his comeback from a knee injury
April 2010: A celebratory salute after scoring in the crucial 2-1 win over Man Utd at Old Trafford
May 2010: Cole joins in Chelsea's League and Cup Double celebrations after the FA Cup final win over Portsmouth, but it will be the last trophy he lifts in his spell with Chelsea
June 2010: Cole replaces James Milner but England tumble to a 4-1 defeat against Germany in a disappointing World Cup campaign in South Africa
July 2010: Cole, 28, seals a move to Liverpool after another former West Ham midfielder Yossi Benayoun moves in the other direction, from Anfield to Stamford Bridge. Cole signs a four-year deal with the Reds
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