CARSON, Calif. – Ashley Cole spent weeks on the mend from a preseason calf injury, but now the LA Galaxy’s veteran outside back is ready to return to action ahead of the team’s trip to face Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
Cole has been hampered by a calf issue since February and recently returned to full practice before the international break. Head coach Curt Onalfo said on Tuesday that Cole is expected to be available for Saturday's match and that’s good news for the 36-year-old defender who is chomping at the bit to return.
“I’ve had a good two weeks of training, and I feel good and ready for Saturday. It was a strange injury because I went to turn my body and put my foot down and that’s when I felt it go," Cole told LA Galaxy Insider. "I felt fit going into that game too, but it hasn’t been too bad. The recovery has gone well, and I’m ready to being back now.
“I’m fit, and I look forward getting back in the team and just trying to win this game because it’s going to be a difficult one.”
