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England's plans rocked by Cole's broken ankle
Reuters Published in The Egyptian Gazette on 12 - 02 - 2010

LONDON - Fabio Capello is facing his first serious injury problem as England coach with the World Cup just four months away after Ashley Cole was ruled out for the rest of the season with a broken ankle, Reuters reported Friday.
The 29-year-old Chelsea left-back suffered the injury in an accidental collision with Everton's on-loan United States striker Landon Donovan at Goodison Park on Wednesday. The players were due to be on opposing sides when England face the US in their opening World Cup match in South Africa on June 12.
Cole, with 77 caps, was Capello's automatic first choice on the left side of the defence, but the England coach could now be forced to call up Cole's usual understudy Wayne Bridge. However, that situation is complicated because of the off-field problems surrounding Bridge and his former Chelsea team mate John Terry.
Terry was replaced as England captain last week following allegations in the British media that Terry had an extra-marital affair with the former girlfriend of Bridge, who was a club mate of his at Chelsea before joining Manchester City last year.
As well as Bridge, Capello does have other options for the position including Aston Villa's Stephen Warnock or James Milner, Leighton Baines of Everton or Gareth Barry and Joleon Lescott of Manchester City. Cole is now in a race against time to be fit for the World Cup.
The Premier League season ends on May 9, with the FA Cup final on May 15 and the Champions League final on May 22. If fit, Cole could play a part in those matches if Chelsea were involved. England also have a World Cup warm-up game against Mexico on May 24 and a planned friendly with Japan on May 29 before Capello names his World Cup squad on June 1.
Chelsea coach Carlo Ancelotti must also decide on who will replace him as his team maintain their push for the Premier League title. Ancelotti can call up Yuri Zhirkov or Paulo Ferreira, but told reporters on Thursday: "We are very disappointed because he is a very important player. Now we have to do our best to get him recovered quickly."

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