Ashley Cole and Shaun Wright-Phillips blew £8,000 in a few hours boozing at a Los Angeles nightclub.
ENGLAND flops Ashley Cole and Shaun Wright-Phillips blew £8,000 in a few hours boozing at a Los Angeles nightclub while gutted fans mourned missing out on World Cup success.
The footie pals - joined by former EastEnders star Michael Greco - were all smiles as they surrounded themselves with champagne and sexy girls during an all-day bender as Spain took on Holland for the trophy.
The England pair kicked off at lunchtime on Sunday and ended their session more than 12 HOURS later looking worse for wear.
A fellow Brit who partied with the pair estimated that Cole, 29, had polished off around 40 cigarettes during his bender.
One of the venues for the Los Angeles bar crawl was hotspot XIV - a top restaurant renowned for its wild Sunday sessions.
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There alone they blew £8,000 on booze for their table in four hours. Their session also took in the exclusive SkyBar at their Mondrian hotel and nightclub Guys & Dolls.
The bill for the entire day would have easily topped five figures.
Their Brit party pal said: "You would think they had something to celebrate.
"And Ashley was rarely seen without a cigarette. He must have smoked at least 40.
"At one point he had two in his mouth, it was like he was taking the p***.
"They looked far too pleased with themselves.
"They dropped £8,000 in a few hours in XIV alone. That's about the amount England fans had struggled to save over the last four years to go to watch them in South Africa - and they spent it in a few hours without a second thought."
Cole and Wright-Phillips, 28, are on holiday as they put England's dismal performance in South Africa behind them.
They are hitting the bars of the city to help the Chelsea defender forget his love split from ex Cheryl, 27, who is recovering from malaria.
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