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CHELSEA FC: COLE APOLOGISES TO HUTTON AND RILEY

/noticias.info/ Ashley Cole today apologised for his tackle on Alan Hutton and also made it clear he did not mean to disrespect referee Mike Riley following the incident at Tottenham last night.

Cole wanted to issue a statement today after he had seen both incidents on television this morning.

He told Chelsea TV: " I'd like to apologise to anyone I offended and of course Alan Hutton who I tackled. I didn't mean to go in hard that way, it was high but I tried to read the ball and get the ball first, but he was a little bit too quick for me. It wasn't malicious and I'm a little disappointed with what people are saying, that I meant it. Of course it was a bad tackle at the time but in the heat of the moment you want to win the game and win every tackle, and as I said I'm sorry for Alan, but it was never meant."

Following the tackle he was booked by Riley and there has been a lot of comment about Cole's reaction, but he said: "I'm an emotional person, things can happen on the pitch very quickly but I didn't mean to disrespect the referee. I recognise this is a part of my game that I need to work on and control."

The interview with Cole can be seen on Chelsea TV tonight at 6.30pm. notas_de_prensa_archivo