only ashley can agree to play in a charity game and it be prtrayed by the media as a bad thing...he's playing in exhibition match essien has organised in ghana to promote peace in africa...takes place only (?) 10 whole days before england play switzerland in euro qualifier...what a selfish bas*tard!! :blush:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1385663/Ashley-Cole-play-Michael-Essiens-charity-match.html

Daily Fail at it again.

it's in the guardian too!

And if he turned down the opportunity to play in the game he would also be portrayed in a bad light. A no win situation as far as the press are concerned.

We need a latter-day Dante (Dorset perhaps?) to write a 21st century Inferno, where there is a special niche for journalists like this, whose punishment is to devour their own crap for eternity.