Ace Joe pops the question

FOOTIE star Joe Cole has got engaged to girlfriend Carly Zucker, it emerged yesterday.

The Chelsea midfield ace, 25, got down on one knee with a £50,000 ring at their Surrey mansion.

He and Carly, 24, had just come back from a meal at the trendy Ivy restaurant in central London on Friday night.

They celebrated by playing songs by Cole’s favourite band Oasis then announcing the news to their two pet bulldogs.

A source said: “Joe is over the moon. He’s so in love with Carly and reckons that her saying yes is the best thing that ever happened to him.

“It is likely they will marry at the end of next year’s football season. They are both very, very excited.”

The couple had another celebration with Cole’s team-mates at Brinkley’s Bar in Chelsea, West London, on Sunday night. Carly was so happy she was in tears.