Lille loan signing Joe Cole admits Prince Naseem was one of his heroes growing up.

The Liverpool midfielder joined Lille this week.

He told the Daily Mail of his sporting heroes: "I had two. Paul Gascoigne as I wanted to play football like him. He was inspirational.

"I also love boxing and when I was growing up Prince Naseem was the top man, a real entertainer."

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