Cole was charged with misconduct by the FA on Monday after the England star’s outburst on Twitter last week in response to the organisation’s criticism of his evidence in the John Terry racial abuse hearing.

The 31-year-old was quick to delete the tweet — in which he branded the FA “a bunch of t***s” — and also issued a statement apologising for his rant, but Bernstein revealed that Cole had also said sorry to him in person on Monday.