In, or out? The joy and despair of World Cup squad selection

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In, or out? The joy and despair of World Cup squad selection

Ashley Cole was cemented as England's first-choice left-back for the 2010 World Cup, but who would go to South Africa as his understudy? …

Ashley Cole was cemented as England's first-choice left-back for the 2010 World Cup, but who would go to South Africa as his understudy? With Wayne Bridge making himself unavailable, the choice for boss Fabio Capello came down to either Everton's Leighton Baines or Aston Villa's Stephen Warnock, who both made the provisional squad. When the group returned home from their pre-tournament training camp in Austria, it was still unclear who he would take. …

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