Jens Lehmann
In 2006, Cole sued the "News of the World" and "The Sun" newspapers for libel after they printed allegations that he was involved in a "homosexual orgy". Both papers retracted the allegations. The same year, Cole released an autobiography titled "My Defence", which sold 4,000 copies in the first six weeks of release. Cole's former teammate, Jens Lehmann, criticised Cole for writing an autobiography when he was 25.