Cole, who is on loan to Burnley from Sunderland, was arrested on 25 February at his home in Alderley Edge, Cheshire, on suspicion of assault.

He was due to answer bail on Tuesday but a Cheshire Police spokesman said he had been told he did not need to and no further action would be taken.

The 36-year-old married his long-term girlfriend Shirley Dewar in July 2002.