Arsenal fans have accused Ashley Cole of being obsessed by money ever since he left them for Chelsea - and on this occasion, they could have a point. Cole met his former Chelsea and England team-mate Shaun Wright-Phillips met for lunch in a Hollywood hotel and the defender paid for the meal from an envelope stuffed with cash. The 33-year-old is a free agent after seeing out his contract at Stamford Bridge and was dropped from England's World Cup squad, prompting his international retirement. Meeting: Former team-mates Ashley Cole (left) and Shaun Wright-Phillips meet at the Hollywood hotel for lunch
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Ashley Cole holds a wad of cash weeks after England squad snub and Chelsea contract runs out
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Former Chelsea and England team-mate Shaun Wright-Phillips joins him for lunch in Hollywood
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