Football Book Club is back! And first up, we're heading back to 2006 for a tale of trophies, tapping up and Cheryl Cole on a camel. It can only be Ashley Cole's polarising classic, 'My Defence'.
Written at the height of Ashley Cole tabloid mania, Ashley seeks to clear up all the stories about the end of his love affair with Arsenal, 'just happening' to bump into Chelsea's José Mourinho and Peter Kenyon at fancy London hotels, and of course his whirlwind marriage to Girls Aloud's very own Cheryl.
The book was received pretty negatively upon release, but how does it hold up 17 years later? And more importantly, are our Book Club in defence of Ashley? Or on... da fence?
Plus cheeky Sven in Baden Baden, pages of Ruud van Nistelrooy fury and David Seaman's gaming addiction.
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Dwight Yorke's 'Born To Score'
Football Book Club On Tour: Rome (with Francesco Totti)
Julian Joachim's 'You Must Be Joachim'
Rohan Ricketts's 'Passion For Football'
Roy Keane vs Mick McCarthy Pt. 2
Roy Keane vs Mick McCarthy Pt. 1
Story Time 3: Cyril the Swan Goes On The Rampage & Taylor Swift Charms Corinthians
Alan Brazil's 'There's An Awful Lot of Bubbly in Brazil' (ft. Beef and Dairy Network's Ben Partridge)
Frank Lampard's 'Frankie's Magic Football: The Great Santa Race'
Theo Walcott's 'Growing Up Fast' (ft. Dane Baptiste)
More of Gary Lineker's Favourite Football Stories
Coleen Rooney's 'Welcome To My World'
Teddy Sheringham's 'Teddy' (ft. Charlie Eccleshare)
Pierluigi Collina's 'The Rules of the Game'
David Ginola's 'Le Magnifique' (ft. Rhys James)
Asamoah Gyan's 'LeGyanDary'
Coming soon! Football Book Club Series 5
Darius Vassell's 'The Road To Persia'
Story Time 2: Sturrock Vs Mpenza & Secret Agent Steve Ogrizovic
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