{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68374afd998551779fb67f1a/688cf88e10d991984525e551?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Transfers that shook the world: Ashley Cole to Chelsea","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/68374afd998551779fb67f1a/1754068916646-2f8afa72-36a3-4ebc-a5f0-866df88e75f0.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Welcome to Transfers that shook the world, a summer series for The Athletic FC looking back on the moves that sparked fury and saw heroes become villains.</p><p><br></p><p>Today we’re heading back to the summer of 2006, and a saga that saw rival lines crossed from the North to West of London as Ashley Cole traded boyhood club Arsenal for rising force Chelsea.</p><p><br></p><p>So why was the acrimonious move considered such a betrayal? And how did the deal signify a power shift in capital as the blue side of London rose to prominence?</p><p><br></p><p>Host: Ayo Akinwolere</p><p>With: Simon Johnson &amp; James McNicholas</p><p>Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead</p><p>Producers: Guy Clarke and Lucy Oliva</p><p>Sound Design: Jay Beale</p>","author_name":"The Athletic"}