Joe Cole suffers wardrobe malfunction celebrating Chelsea goal and causes £3000 of damage but says ‘I ain't paying'
His former club came from behind to beat Real Betis 4-1 in Wroclaw, Poland, and become the first club to complete the set of Uefa competitions.
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However, Cole 's enthusiasm to celebrate as Chelsea scored came back to bite him.
Watching the game from the TNT Sports studio in the 40,000 Wroclaw Stadium, Cole looked sharp as he wore a brown suit and white shirt for his TV duties.
He was appearing alongside West Ham star Michail Antonio and ex-Chelsea team-mate Steve Sidwell, as well as presenter Emma Dodds.
And a clip shared to the broadcasters social media pages showed how the 43-year-old celebrated one of the Blues' goals, before he had an unfortunate incident.
Cole was seen jumping up and down with his arms in the air when Chelsea grabbed a goal.
The beaming former midfielder then went to Sidwell to hug him over the table.
But his animated response to the goal prompted Dodds to try and intervene to stop him knocking over some drinks on the table.
She was seen grabbing a microphone, but not before the contents of a cup of tea had been knocked over on the table in the chaos.
Cole turned around and noticed the mess which saw his face go from jubilation to horror before he is heard saying: "Oh no my tea."
He then picked it up and took a swig before looking for some napkins to clean up the table which was drenched in liquid.
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After returning into camera shot, Cole then picked up a microphone and showed it to the camera.
Cole then joked: "[That's] About three grands worth.
"I ain't paying."
Chelsea won the match thanks to goals from Enzo Fernandez, Nicolas Jackson, Jadon Sancho and Moises Caicedo.
But Cole heaped praise on "genius" Cole Palmer, who had notched two assists to turn the game around following Abde Ezzalzouli's first half strike for Betis.
Cole said on TNT Sports: "Cole Palmer, absolute genius. We don't produce these players.
"They don't fall off trees. He took the game by the scruff of the neck tonight and made it happen.
"There aren't many players in world football who can do what he does."
Cole, who was a Champions League runner-up with the Stamford Bridge outfit in 2008 - the last major Uefa final the team were defeated in - added: "Chelsea is a huge club at this level.
"And what I would say, for these young players and this team to win a trophy, it's going to take them to the next level.
"But it's not about that tonight. It's about a group of young footballers, young coaches, coming together and achieving something.
"Don't be looking down your noses at this."
Cole also gave his transfer verdict on loan star Sancho, who Chelsea have the option to sign from Manchester United for £25million or face a £5m penalty to not sign him.
He said: "I think Jadon is a really great player and I think he's done well.
"He's been rotated in and out a bit but I want to see Jadon playing. You want a player like that in your squad. It will come down to a financial decision I imagine but I really like him."
Asked specifically whether the winger had done enough to justify a permanent move, Cole said: "Yes I do.
"This is a kid who went to Dortmund and was a superstar as a kid. It wasn't working at Man United but he's done well, he's got his career back on track at Chelsea.
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