Andy Cole: ‘The constant press attention made our lives untenable’. Photograph: Nick Potts/PA
A front-page clarification in the Daily Star was not enough to prevent the paper paying substantial damages and costs to ex-England footballer Andy Cole after falsely branding him a “wife-beater”.
On February 26 the Star ran a front-page headline “Footie Cole is a [...]

Claude Makelele is the engine that runs Chelsea’s midfield. Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty Images
When Frank Lampard described Claude Makelele as “an absolute dream to play with” before last night’s final training session in Moscow, he had no idea of what was to come barely an hour later, when the Frenchman’s rash tackle jeopardised his team-mate Ashley [...]