London (AFP) – A robber threatened to cut off former England full-back Ashley Cole's fingers with a pair of pliers during a violent break-in at his home, a court was told Monday. Nottingham Crown Court heard Cole, 41, was led around the house in just a pair of shorts as intruders demanded jewellery in January […]

Ashley Cole's move to LA Galaxy has been roundly panned by journalists and fans of Major League Soccer. But several reasons stand out why this might prove to be a good one. Through the years, Major League Soccer has emphasized the signing of high-profile attacking players. In fact, when Toronto FC tried to sign defender […]

The Los Angeles Times’ Kevin Baxter tweeted last week that Ashley Cole’s salary with the LA Galaxy will be “well below [the Major League Soccer] max of $457,500.” Let’s hope the defender’s agent told him this before he drives down the 405 to Carson. When I helped pick extracts for a serialization of Cole’s autobiography […]

England's most capped full back Ashley Cole has been released by Roma, the Italian Serie A club said on Tuesday. The 35-year-old former Arsenal and Chelsea star only joined the Italians 18 months ago. He made just 16 appearances across all competitions last season and had not featured a single time on a match sheet […]

The end of the Gregorian calendar year is a time when many publications, websites and blogs pull out their "best of" lists.  These are always fun to read because they provide a nostalgic look back on the year that was, but if you really think about, it these are sad articles.  The heroes we commemorate […]

Reports from afar that Ashley Cole is close to signing with the LA Galaxy would once have been dismissed as more Euro-generated garbage littering the outer edges of silly season. After all, the Galaxy once graded out at "pretty doggone reliable" on player moves. But more and more, we seem to be asking: Remember when […]