Chelsea footballer Ashley Cole and Queens Park Rangers (QPR) defender Anton Ferdinand had reportedly come into a tense stand-off outside a nightclub in Los Angeles.
According to The Sun, there has been a rift since Chelsea skipper John Terry was accused of calling Ferdinand, a "f***ing black ****" in a 2011 game, although Terry was cleared of race abuse in court after team-mate Cole, 32, backed his account.u00a0
Ashley Cole and Anton Ferdinand
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The report added that Ferdinand later snubbed a pre-match handshake with both of the players. u00a0According to sources, the pair were separated by their friends with Cole's England team-mate Andy Carroll appearing to put a protective arm across him to keep the men apart, while another man did the same to Ferdinand to stop a fight from breaking out.
A source said that there was no row, no confrontation between the players, who just exchanged words with each other. u00a0
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