Kolo Toure

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Newest Review: ... as he gained his first medal when Arsenal won the FA Cup. The 2003-04 season saw Kolo Toure utilised next to Sol Campbell. They developed an amazing partnership which saw Arsenal undefeated for the entire season. Not bad for someone as young as Kolo was at the time. It was in this season that he made a name for being an attacking defender making driving runs from the back. He is the ... more

... longest serving Arsenal centre back and now the only member of the 'invincibles' year that remains at Arsenal. After being in and out of Arsenal's starting eleven throughout the 2004-05, he became one of the best centre-backs in the Premier League the ...more

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Kolo Toure: King Kolo (1224 words)
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Kolo Habib Toure was born in 1981 on March the 19th in Bouake, Ivory Coast. He joined the ASEC Mimosas youth team in 1994 after being scouted (along with his friend Aruna Dindane) whilst playing an eight a-side game for his local team. He wasn't initially supported in his choice to become a footballer as his father didn't believe that he would cut it. How wrong could he be? Toure went on to play his first game for ASEC Mimosas whilst playing in the African Super Cup at 17 years of age. He carried on developing fantastically for the next two seasons and was scouted by Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger. He signed for Arsenal Football Club on the 14th February from ... Read the complete review

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