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| Ashley Cole |
(Reuters) - Experienced left back Ashley Cole has been left out of the England squad for next month's World Cup in Brazil and the Chelsea defender has announced his international retirement.
Cole, 33, who won 107 caps, was told by Roy Hodgson he will not be included in his provisional 23-man squad or among the standby players to be named on Monday, with the England manager saying it was one of the hardest decisions of his career.
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