Ashley Cole has married his Italian model fiancee Sharon Canu.

The former footballer, 42, whose marriage to singer Cheryl, 40, ended in 2010, got hitched in an intimate Italian ceremony over the weekend.

His wedding came 16 months after Ashley proposed to Sharon, with whom he has son Jaxon, six, and four-year-old daughter Grace.

The couple confirmed their engagement last year after they first met in 2014, and friends and loved ones were invited over to an Italian seaside location to take in the celebrations.