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Facing world’s best forces Chelsea’s Ashley Cole out of comfort zone

• Left-back returns to best form after indifferent early season• Cole is key part of Chelsea's hopes against BarcelonaThose bracing themselves across the Chelsea backline know what to expect. Only Gary Cahill of the visitors' rearguard has never co...

Chelsea’s Cole hits back at Alves criticism

Ashley Cole has strongly disagreed with suggestions from Barcelona’s Dani Alves that Chelsea are afraid to attack against the reigning European champions, arguing that the controversial clash between the two sides in 2009 saw the Blues play at their best level. In a thoroughly disrespectful interview ahead of tonight’s semifinal first leg at Stamford Bridge,...

John Terry and Ashley Cole fit for Chelsea’s FA Cup tie with Tottenham

• Terry and Cole had rib and ankle injuries respectively• Semi-final followed by Champions League first leg v BarcelonaJohn Terry and Ashley Cole are both available for Chelsea's FA Cup semi-final against Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley on Sunday afte...

Rich clubs of Europe looking to swoop on Chelsea for unwanted stars

If reports in the Daily Mirror are to be believed then many of Chelsea’s key players are being eyed by some of Europe’s biggest clubs. The report suggests that while Russian moneybags Anzhi Makhachkala are Continue reading Rich clubs of Europe look...

Roman Abramovich still plans to clear out the aging stars at Chelsea

Chelsea’s mini-revival under Roberto Di Matteo has cast the veterans at the club as saviours but that might not be enough to guarantee them a place at the club beyond the summer according The Sun. The Blues made a remarkable recovery against Napoli i...

Hail Cashley Ashley Cole, the epitome of undervalued excellence | Barney Ronay

The Chelsea left-back is perhaps football's only celebrity headliner to have fulfilled his potential as a player, apparently undistracted by glitz or physical frailtyIncreasingly this week the top layer of English football has had the air of a rather r...

AVB forced to explain exclusions

Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas has revealed that the club’s hierarchy questioned his team selection for the 3-1 defeat away to Napoli in the Champions League on Tuesday as owner Roman Abramovich finally begins to lose patience. The Blues have endured a horrible campaign on both the domestic and European fronts, with the league title well...

Faith in André Villas-Boas slowly eroding among Chelsea hierarchy

• Defeat at Napoli tests Roman Abramovich's patience• Ashley Cole and Frank Lampard angry after starting on benchAndré Villas-Boas is still confident he will be allowed to oversee the second leg of Chelsea's Champions League knockout tie against N...

AVB focused on welcoming five

Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas has made headlines today after confessing that certain players of the Blues’ squad are losing faith in his methods but to prepare adequately for Saturday’s FA Cup clash against Birmingham City, the boss has quickly shifted focus to the return of several key members of the side. Didier Drogba and Salomon...

Phone hacking: News International to pay out to 37 victims

News of the World publisher settles with victims including Jude Law, Ashley Cole, Sadie Frost and Lord PrescottNews International has agreed to pay out to 37 victims of News of the World phone hacking, including Jude Law, Lord Prescott and Ashley Cole,...

You are the Ref: Ashley Cole, Chelsea

Click to enlarge, and debate the strip below the line. Keith Hackett's verdict appears in Sunday's Observer and here from Monday.Competition: win an official club shirt of your choiceFor a chance to win a club shirt of your choice from the range at Kit...

Five things we learned from the Boxing Day football | Jonathan Wilson

Dimitar Berbatov has still got it but Ashley Cole appears to be losing it and Andy Carroll is just unluckyBerbatov's still got itOne of the sadnesses of modern football and the prevalence of large squads is the talent that does not get to play. Given t...