Cartoon of the Day: Why Ashley Cole's extra shooting practice didn't pay off

Jun 25, 2012 12:00:00 PM

Goal.com cartoonist Omar Momani gives us his unique take on the football news of the day

England practised penalties every day this summer, but it did not help Ashley Cole, who saw his limp effort saved by Gianluigi Buffon as Italy recorded a shoot-out victory to dump England out of Euro 2012.

The left-back is no stranger to firing his way into controversy after police investigated an air rifle incident at Chelsea's training ground in 2011, but this time it was his failure to find the back of the net that had his manager tearing his hair out...

Cole's extra shooting practice didn't pay off

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