<p>Bridge's relationship with former captain John Terry has been shattered following allegations that Terry had an affair with the mother of Bridge's child, Vanessa Perroncel.<br />Cole limped out of Wednesday's defeat to Everton after a firm but fair challenge from Landon Donovan, captain of the United States team, who will be England's first opponents in South Africa.<br /><br />"Ashley Cole suffered a fracture to his left ankle in last night's game against Everton and is expected to be out of action for approximately three months," said a club statement.<br />"We are very disappointed because he's a very important player for us," Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti said. "Now we have to do our best to get him recovered quickly, although we have Yury (Zhirkov), who is a fantastic full-back, so we can use him.<br /><br />"It's difficult to find a full-back like Ashley. Also this year, he's scored three goals and, for us, it's important what he's doing. He's doing important work because I need for our play to have a full-back who pushes up."<br /></p>
<p>Bridge's relationship with former captain John Terry has been shattered following allegations that Terry had an affair with the mother of Bridge's child, Vanessa Perroncel.<br />Cole limped out of Wednesday's defeat to Everton after a firm but fair challenge from Landon Donovan, captain of the United States team, who will be England's first opponents in South Africa.<br /><br />"Ashley Cole suffered a fracture to his left ankle in last night's game against Everton and is expected to be out of action for approximately three months," said a club statement.<br />"We are very disappointed because he's a very important player for us," Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti said. "Now we have to do our best to get him recovered quickly, although we have Yury (Zhirkov), who is a fantastic full-back, so we can use him.<br /><br />"It's difficult to find a full-back like Ashley. Also this year, he's scored three goals and, for us, it's important what he's doing. He's doing important work because I need for our play to have a full-back who pushes up."<br /></p>