Ashley Cole

Michael Walker: Teenage dreams so hard to be brought to reality

Cautionary tale of George Green shows that Ryan Sessegnon may not be the next big thing

Sat Mar 3 2018 - 07:00

Ken Early: Manchester City are saviours of the Premier League

Pep Guardiola’s side are quickly becoming the best team the league has ever seen

Mon Dec 18 2017 - 06:30

R.E.S.P.E.C.T in football? Please let’s stop this nonsense

Respect for the game, respect for PFM, competitive respect, how much can there be?

Wed Dec 13 2017 - 17:29

Conte eyes new €11m salary and FA Cup victory over Arsenal

Chelsea manager wants to stay at club for ‘many years’ after excellent first season

Fri May 26 2017 - 22:30

Chelsea make Alexis Sánchez their top summer transfer target

Chilean forward set to leave Arsenal and is also wanted by PSG, Inter and Juventus

Tue Mar 28 2017 - 19:19

Chelsea make Arsenal’s Alexis Sánchez main summer target

Antonio Conte in talks over Stamford Bridge contract and has submitted list of targets

Tue Mar 28 2017 - 17:54

Chelsea to offer Frank Lampard role on retirement

38-year-old midfielder is to leave New York City when contract expires in December

Tue Nov 15 2016 - 09:17

Euro Moments: Portugal a thorn in England’s side yet again

Golden Generation are beaten on penalties by tournament hosts in Lisbon in 2004

Mon May 23 2016 - 13:30

Euro Moments: Pirlo’s Panenka leaves Joe Hart floundering

Italy’s metronome is coolness personified as he sets up Euro 2012 win over England

Sat Apr 23 2016 - 13:30

PSG establishing themselves on and off pitch as new wealth kings

The French clubs continues to maintain its rise as a European football superpower

Thu Mar 10 2016 - 10:07

America at Large: MLS still the home of overpaid has-beens

Pirlo shows why real progress is difficult to quantify for US soccer league

Wed Mar 2 2016 - 21:00

Man United want full back with Young facing season out

Ashley Young’s injury at Anfield compounds absence of Shaw, Rojo and Valencia

Fri Jan 22 2016 - 23:02

The illusion of the Premier League academy

Zach Fagan spent 12 years with Arsenal, the next Eric Abidal, now lines out for Welling

Thu Jan 21 2016 - 11:29

Raheem Sterling scores three minutes into Man City debut

€70m signing plays 45 minutes of pre-season friendly against Roma in Melbourne

Tue Jul 21 2015 - 15:37

Wayne Rooney rates spirit in England squad as best he has experienced

Manager Roy Hodgson has pinpointed Rooney’s contribution as a bridge between the younger and older generations

Mon Jun 15 2015 - 23:17

Chelsea creating new winning generation, says Mourinho

Runaway leaders can seal title with wins against Leicester and Crystal Palace

Wed Apr 29 2015 - 10:00

Jose Mourinho: Newcastle raise a level for Chelsea

League leaders travel to the north-east unbeaten this season

Fri Dec 5 2014 - 23:00

Liverpool’s Mario Balotelli charged by FA

Instagram post included the sentence ‘jumps like a black man and grabs coins like a jew’

Fri Dec 5 2014 - 19:23

Bayern give €1m to Pope after accepting Roma’s charity

Pep Guardiola describes 7-1 victory at Stadio Olimpico as a footballing accident

Wed Oct 22 2014 - 10:31

Ruthless Bayern Munich batter Roma

German side record best ever away win in Europe against much-fancied Roma side

Tue Oct 21 2014 - 22:06

Roy Hodgson questions Brendan Rodgers’ methods

England boss is not convinced by the two-day recovery system favoured by his Liverpool counterpart

Tue Oct 14 2014 - 10:21

Manchester City ‘didn’t do enough’ against Roma - Milner

Ashley Cole says Italian side disappointed not to leave Etihad with all three points

Tue Sep 30 2014 - 22:39

Sombre Manchester City in no mood for Roma slip-up

Jovetic back in squad after injury but Fernando and Nasri miss out

Tue Sep 30 2014 - 01:00

Jose Mourinho ignores Manuel Pellegrini’s ‘small team’ taunt

Chelsea boss remains quiet on relationship with Villa’s Paul Lambert

Fri Sep 26 2014 - 16:43

Premier League: Who’s come and gone in the transfer window

A comprehensive list of the players that have moved clubs

Tue Sep 2 2014 - 15:34

Fabulous Fabregas gives Burnley a dose of the blues

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho singles out Spanish midfielder on his debut for the club

Tue Aug 19 2014 - 09:52

Van Gaal is demanding and that’s how we like it - Mata

Louis van Gaal is impressing as Manchester United manager, said Mata

Mon Jul 28 2014 - 01:00

United not getting carried away after 7-0 win

The new coach Louis van Gaal is a very demanding coach says Ander Herrera

Thu Jul 24 2014 - 15:33

Chelsea swoop for Atlético Madrid defender Filipe Luís

London club agree €25m fee with Spanish champions for Brazilian left-back

Wed Jul 16 2014 - 22:14

Chelsea agree fee for Atletico defender Filipe Luis

Brazilian (28) left-back will sign for €25m after a he passes a Stamford Bridge medical

Wed Jul 16 2014 - 15:10

Ashley Cole signs two-year deal at Roma

The 33-year-old defender joins on a free transfer following his release by Chelsea

Mon Jul 7 2014 - 18:33

Defensive frailty and lack of world-class midfield put paid to England ambitions

Luis Suarez performance highlights absence of John Terry and Ashley Cole

Sat Jun 21 2014 - 01:00

Real worry for England is Suarez

Criticism of Wayne Rooney has deflected attention from poor defence against Italy in Manaus

Thu Jun 19 2014 - 14:29

Why I’m ready to break the habit of a lifetime

Conn O Midheach won’t be wrapping himself in the St George’s Cross tonight, but he can finally identify with an English football team

Sat Jun 14 2014 - 13:28

Mourinho admits Fábregas interest

Chelsea manager ‘monitoring the situation’ with Fabregas resigned to leaving Barcelona

Fri Jun 6 2014 - 09:12

Diego Costa poised to seal €40m transfer from Atletico Madrid to Chelsea

Brazil-born striker completes medical examination for Premier League side

Wed Jun 4 2014 - 23:09

Chelsea in frame to sign Barca midfielder Fabregas

Arsenal decide against re-signing former player with price tag of €37m

Tue Jun 3 2014 - 01:04

Chelsea line up Fabregas as Lampard confirms Chelsea exit

England midfielder may join New York City FC

Mon Jun 2 2014 - 19:32

Ashley Cole heading for Chelsea exit

Full back announces on Twitter that he is set to leave club this summer

Tue May 20 2014 - 10:44

Eto’o hits out at ‘fool’ Mourinho

Chelsea manager had questioned on-loan striker’s age, calling the Cameroon international an old man

Thu May 15 2014 - 14:00

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