Spain doesn’t reign with Cole

JOE COLE fell in love with Spanish football after attending a recent La Liga game - but the Chelsea midfielder insists the Premiership remains the stronger league.

Spain doesn’t reign with Cole

Cole watched Valencia take on Barcelona, Chelsea’s first-leg conquerors in Wednesday’s Champions League match at Stamford Bridge, earlier this month and enjoyed the experience. But the England star believes there is greater excitement in the Premiership.

“I loved the Valencia game. I loved the pace of the match and the ground. I’d never been to see a Spanish league game before and thought to myself ‘let’s go and see what it’s like’,” he said.

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