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As claims surfaced this week that footballer Ashley Cole was punched in the face by a Playboy model, it is the latest in a series of gaffes that have seen public opinion turn against him.

Since splitting from his popstar ex-wife Cheryl, the 34-year-old footballer has had a series of flings with women who have gone on to sell their story to the media.

And while Cheryl has found love again with second husband Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini, his life has been tainted with drama both on and off the pitch.