Cole retired from football.
Carlton Cole apologized after he compared the possibility of a heavy West Ham defeat to a Holocaust.
Cole made the comment on Radio 5 Live in the build-up to the game.
On the same show, he apologized for his comments.
He apologized for using a totally unacceptable phrase.
I'm sorry if I offended anyone. Sorry.
5 Live apologized for using an unacceptable reference during the show.
Six million Jews were killed in the Holocaust by Nazi Germany during World War Two.
Cole was asked if West ham had selected a defensive side against the premier league champions. Why not?
If you don't give Man City some respect, you're going to get picked off.
It will be a Holocaust if you don't want that.
Cole's comments came on the first day of Hanukkah.
Joey Barton apologized last month for comparing a poor performance from his League Two side to the Holocaust.
