The now icon scored 20 goals in a season and won his first Premier League title in 2007 before taking his career to another level. Multiple personal accolades were topped off by a Ballon d’Or ...

Cork, then 15, watched on as Claude Makelele - who later became his coach during his spell at Swansea - scored his first Blues goal via a penalty rebound in a 1-0 win over Charlton. "I was lucky ...