Football Corner

Ashley Cole has been ruled out of action until the new year due to his nasty foot injury. The news is a blow to boss Arsene Wenger, who had hoped to have the 24-year-old back in action in December. Arsenal are now without any left-back as Cole's replacement, Gael Clichy, will be out for at least three months with an identical injury. Centre-half Pascal Cygan may switch to left-back to cover the position, while Lauren is also an option.

Cole and Clichy are both out of Arsenal's home match against Chelsea on 18 December, although Cole will hope to return when the Gunners host Manchester United on 3 January."Gael Clichy had surgery on Wednesday night," Wenger told Arsenal's official website. "The only thing I can say at this stage is that the earliest it will be is three months, reasonably four. "As for Ashley Cole, the earliest he will be back is the beginning of January."

This is certainly terrible news for all Gunners fans because they have been ravished with injuries to their left-backs lately. Cole has been out for sometime with this injury which he picked up on international duty with England so I think that Wenger wouldn't be to pleased about this, and also Clichy picked up his injury on international duty with the French under-21 side.