My Defence

Author:

By Ashley Cole

Format:

Hardback (Paperback)

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In print, usually dispatched within 48 hours.

Price:

£18.99 £17.09 (Save 10%)

Tagged with:

Football, Biography, World Cup, Ashley Cole, Arsenal FC, Chelsea FC

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Further Details

• Published: 21st Sep 2006
• ISBN: 0755315405
• Pages: 320
• Photos: 16

From Word of Sport:

The good news for the publishers is that this has been one of the most talked about sports books of the year. The bad news is that's the only good news.

It's been derided as the book that confirmed football has finally lost its soul. Ashley says read it first before making a judgement. Sadly for him, it seems as though the public has already decided.

From the Publisher:

His phenomenal skill on the pitch and the controversy which has plagued him off it have made Ashley Cole one of the most talked-about players in recent years. Here, from inside the England dressing room, he tells the full story of their bid for World Cup glory in 2006. But this is also much more than a World Cup diary. Cole talks openly about the 2005 'tapping up' scandal, when he was fined GBP100,000 by the FA following a meeting with Chelsea's Mourinho and Kenyon in a hotel room, and the media storm that followed. He reveals the ups and downs of his 2005 season at Arsenal, the last at Highbury before the move to a new stadium, and his struggles with injuries and form. And he also, of course, discusses his relationship with Girls Aloud's Cheryl Tweedy and the run-up to their wedding just after the World Cup.