LA Galaxy manager Bruce Arena believes that the signing of former Chelsea defender Ashley Cole is a gamble, but one that needs to be taken by any manager. Cole is the latest English name to join a MLS outfit.

The North American league recently saw the influx of players like Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard in addition to other Premier League names like Didier Drogba. After having spent the last 18 months at Italian outfit Roma, Cole has decided to take the route of many top players towards the end of their careers. The MLS is fast becoming a favourite retirement spot for the top players.

Aston Villa have confirmed that they are interested in the signing of former Chelsea defender Ashley Cole, who appears to be free to leave Italian outfit Roma. Cole secured a high-profile move to Roma after deciding to leave Chelsea.

He was originally expected to join the MLS in order to enjoy some few years before retirement. The move to Roma, though, has not helped his career since he has been spending most of the time on the bench. Even though he is 35 years old,Cole does seem to think that he has time left at the top level.

Jermain Defoe reckons he should not be kept out of the national team just because of the fact that he has crossed his 30 and is no longer young.

According to the striker, its fitness and not the age which should be taken into account when the manager sits to pick the players.

Defoe has been quite productive for the Black Cats of late finding the net as many as 5 times with the season just about two-week old.

The veteran was overlooked last year when Roy Hodgson named his squad for World Cup and that had left him deeply gutted. It had come to him as an absolute shock.

Former Chelsea defender Ashley Cole’s experiment with Italian football seems to be coming to a premature end after being left out of the Roma first-team squad for the opening game of the campaign.

The Italian Serie A resumes this weekend with Roma taking on Hellas Verona, but Cole will not be part of the team named by Rudi Garcia as he has been left out of the squad entirely. Garcia has explained that the decision to leave out the former England international is something that was taken by the club and that it was not a personal decision.

Southampton defender Ryan Bertrand says that he is looking to follow in the footsteps of Ashley Cole.

The former Chelsea defender was an understudy to Cole during his time at Stamford Bridge. Even though Bertrand was part of the Champions League final in 2012, he never was considered as a regular first choice at Chelsea. This led to his permanent move to Southampton last summer. The benefits of regular football have been immensely helping him, as Bertrand was part of the defence that conceded the second least amount of goals in the league last season.

Roma manager Rudi Garcia says that he is extremely angry with the performance of his team after they dropped more points in the league match against Atlanta.

The Arsenal fans believe that Ashley Cole should not have decided to stay away from the book which was released by the club the previous year.

That book was named ‘Invincibles’. It was about that glorious 2003-04 Season of the Gunners during which they did not see a single defeat on their way to the Premier League trophy.

Cole was one of the heroes for Arsenal in that season. He regularly showed up in the left side of defence and did an incredible job for Arsene Wenger, the manager.

Leaving Chelsea after 8 wonderful years filled with success left Ashley Cole searching for a new club in what became the most important summer of his career to date.

The 34-year-old was tipped to seek a new adventure by moving to the MLS, but Rudi Garcia pounced upon the availability of a top quality left-back who still has a lot to offer to bring him to Roma. It represented an excellent move for Cole, who gained the opportunity to end his illustrious career on a high through winning more major honours.

The MLS side New York City FC wants to make a big splash in their inaugural season which kicks off in 2015 and this is why they decided on signing Frank Lampard as the English midfielder is an experienced player who even at the age of 36 still has a lot to offer.

New York City FC is part owned by Manchester City and the authorities of the Premier League are eager on signing a few more top European players to their MLS franchise as Frank Lampard is only the beginning.

Former Chelsea defender Ashley Cole has revealed the truth behind the sacking of manager Andre Villas-Boas.