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Ashley Cole has combined with John Terry and One Direction’s Niall Horan to recreate the awkward photo that has dominated his start to life at Roma.
During a club photocall in July, Cole was pictured standing isolated on the fringes of the squad, leading to suggestions he is struggling to fit in at the Serie A club.
The former England international has embraced the attention after responding in good humour to a line of edits and viral memes on various social media platforms.
Roma's Francesco Totti was among those who joined in to poke a bit of fun at Cole, recreating the awkward pose during the club's away kit launch.
And now Cole, who is trying to learn Italian to help 'bond with the players' at his new club, has mocked himself and reproduced the snap in a London bar with former Chelsea team-mate Terry, boy band member Horan and a crowd of friends.
