{"id":13584,"date":"2011-12-14T17:20:00","date_gmt":"2011-12-14T17:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/12\/chelsea-deny-claims-that-ashley-cole-taunted-manchester-city-players-following-stamford-bridge-victory\/"},"modified":"2011-12-14T17:20:00","modified_gmt":"2011-12-14T17:20:00","slug":"chelsea-deny-claims-that-ashley-cole-taunted-manchester-city-players-following-stamford-bridge-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/14\/chelsea-deny-claims-that-ashley-cole-taunted-manchester-city-players-following-stamford-bridge-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea deny claims that Ashley Cole taunted Manchester City players following Stamford Bridge victory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span readability=\"20.2265625\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/england\/96\/chelsea\">Chelsea<\/a> have denied claims that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/people\/england\/1142\/ashley-cole\">Ashley Cole<\/a> taunted <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/england\/109\/man-city\">Manchester City<\/a> players following their 2-1 victory on Monday at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old is reported to have triggered a confrontation in the tunnel after mocking the City players for their failure to qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Blues have denied the allegations, insisting the England international did not make any comments and is on good terms with the current Premier League leaders.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Contrary to reports, Ashley Cole did not say anything to the opposition in the tunnel after Monday&#8217;s game,&#8221; a Chelsea spokesman told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Ashley has huge respect for the players and staff at Manchester City, many of whom he knows personally and calls friends.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas was also quick to deny the allegations, adding: &#8220;It&#8217;s untrue and it&#8217;s unfair. It really doesn&#8217;t matter now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><em>How do you stay up with football when on the move? 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