Lille midfielder Joe Cole is convinced the northern side is the strongest unit in Ligue 1 as it closes in on the leaders. Only Montpellier, who heads Paris Saint-Germain on goal difference at the ...

Cole, who played for both teams, reckons Ligue 1 is now on a par with other top European leaguesCredit: Rex Chelsea host French champs Lille this evening in the first leg of their last 16 tie.

Lille's on-loan Liverpool midfielder Joe Cole could remain at the Ligue 1 club past the end of the season, according to president Michel Seydoux. Cole has made a good impression at Lille ...

Joe Cole is best known for his efforts in a Chelsea ... On his travels, he ended up the other side of the channel with Ligue 1 outfit Lille while on loan from Chelsea's Premier League rivals ...

Joe Cole is officially a Lille player for their already underway Ligue 1 Orange campaign in France. The defending French champions will hope that Cole can bring back some magic from his younger ...

I'll let you know what's happening this week on Football Focus in a bit but I wanted to tell you about last week's trip to Lille to see Joe Cole. It was a while in the planning but eventually we ...

Brendan Rodgers has recalled Joe Cole to Anfield... and offered him the chance to grab a Liverpool future. The former England midfielder has been on a year-long loan to Lille, and was expecting to ...

Joe Cole 'has been adopted' by Lille fans after earning a standing ovation for his performance against Lorient in which he scored his first goal for the club in a 1-1 draw. While his team-mates at ...

Joe Cole has lifted the lid on some of the more curious issues he had to overcome following his switch from Liverpool to Lille, namely the dressing room etiquette. The former England international ...

Lille manager Rudi Garcia has admitted that he would like to bring Joe Cole back to the club after the midfielder made a big impression during a season-long loan. Cole spent last season at the ...

Liverpool midfielder Joe Cole has joined French champions Lille on a season-long loan deal. The 29-year-old travelled to France yesterday to undergo a medical and, despite a late bid by Aston ...

Ashley Cole says his former England and Chelsea team-mate Joe Cole was on a ‘different level’ when he first encountered him. Born less than 11 months apart, Ashley and Joe Cole grew up playing ...