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Daily Mirror
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Darren Wells & Daniel Orme

Ashley Cole sent off during England U21s final vs Spain as tempers flare in furious row

Ashley Cole was sent off during England under-21s' final against Spain in the aftermath of Curtis Jones' winning goal.

England had only just taken the lead in Georgia when Cole Palmer's free-kick was deflected off Jones in the wall past Spain's goalkeeper. Palmer wheeled off in celebration towards the England bench on the touchline.

But the celebrations sparked a row between the two teams which saw Palmer push an opponent and culminated with Cole being shown a red card, along with one of Spain's coaches. A furious Cole marched off down the tunnel and was forced to watch the rest of the match from the stands.

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