Ashley Cole is without a club after being released by LA Galaxy at the end of his contract with the Major League Soccer club.
The full-back, capped 107 times for England, had been captain of the Los Angeles outfit before they decided not to re-sign him after two years at the club.
Here, Press Association Sport takes a look at the 37-year-old's glittering career in pictures.
Cole, right, broke into the Arsenal team as a teenager in 1999 (Sean Dempsey/PA)
After a loan spell at Crystal Palace, Cole, left, returned to Arsenal to establish himself as the first-choice left-back (Kirsty Wigglesworth/PA)
He made his England debut in 2001 against Albania, but the occasion was soured after he was hit by a missile from the crowd (Tom Hevezi/PA)
Back on the domestic front, Cole went from strength to strength, winning the Premier League in 2001-02 and 2003-04 (Martin Rickett/PA)
He was an integral part of the 'Invincibles' squad that went unbeaten in the 2003-04 season (Martin Rickett/PA)
Cole was named in the all-star squad at Euro 2004 after an impressive showing, despite going out on penalties to Portugal (Nick Potts/PA)
He suffered disappointment in the final of the Champions League, with Arsenal losing 2-1 to Barcelona in 2006 (David Davies/PA)
Later that summer he completed a protracted and controversial move to Chelsea amid pay disputes and 'tapping-up' allegations (Rebecca Naden/PA)
His move did not go down well with Arsenal fans, who accused him of being greedy (Rebecca Naden/PA)
Impressed again at the 2006 World Cup in Germany, despite England again failing to make it past the quarter-finals (Owen Humphreys/PA)
Lifted the FA Cup for the second time in 2007. He went on to win the trophy a record seven times in his career (Rebecca Naden/PA)
Scored his first Chelsea goal in the 4-0 win over West Ham at Upton Park (Sean Dempsey/PA)
Was part of the England side that failed to qualify for Euro 2008 under Steve McClaren (Nick Potts/PA)
Lifted the Premier League title – the third and final one of his career – with Chelsea in 2010 (Nick Potts/PA)
Suffered more misery against Germany at the 2010 World Cup, where England crashed out in the last 16 (Martin Rickett/PA)
Fast-forward to 2012 and Cole was in the right place at the right time to clear off the line and help Chelsea into the Champions League final for the second time in four years (Nick Potts/PA)
It was third time lucky for Cole, who scored in the decisive penalty shootout as Chelsea lifted the Champions League after beating Bayern Munich (Owen Humphreys/PA)
Was part of the side that won the Europa League the following year to add to his list of club honours (John Walton/PA)
Was awarded his 100th international cap by Roy Hodgson before the friendly against Brazil at Wembley in 2013 (Nick Potts/PA)
Made his 107th and final England appearance against Denmark, before retiring from international duty after missing out on the 2014 World Cup squad (Nick Potts/PA)
After eight years at Chelsea, Cole made the move to Roma, where he stayed for 18 months (Dave Thompson/PA)
Played against former team-mate Frank Lampard in the Champions League in his last game on English soil before moving to LA Galaxy (Lynne Cameron/PA)
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