Andrew Cole and John Terry have been inducted into the Premier League’s Hall of Fame.
The English top flight announced this on Monday. Both men were selected from a shortlist of 15 former players after votes from fans worldwide were combined with those of the Premier League awards panel.
They join Ashley Cole, who has also received the league’s highest honour this year, and become the 23rd and 24th inductees.
All three former England players will be recognised at an event in London on Tuesday.
Cole is the fourth-highest goalscorer in Premier League history, with 187 goals in 414 appearances, and won five titles with Manchester United.
The 52-year-old played for a number of other clubs including Newcastle, where he won the Golden Boot in his first Premier League season.
Terry is the most successful Chelsea captain in the club’s history, leading the team to five Premier League titles.
The 43-year-old is the defender with the most Premier League clean sheets at 214, and is the league’s all-time highest-scoring defender, with 41 goals from his 492 top-flight appearances.
According to Premier League chief executive Richard Masters, Cole and Terry were “worthy additions” to the Hall of Fame, adding that Cole is “among the greatest strikers we have seen” while Terry helped transform Chelsea into a Premier League force.
The Hall of Fame was launched in 2021, with inaugural inductees including David Beckham, Eric Cantona, Thierry Henry, Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard and Alan Shearer.
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