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How do you stop Ashley Cole from losing ball control?

Posted by GTG on March 26, 2008

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Chelsea footballer Ashley Cole has been slapped with a six-month ban - not on the pitch, but on the bed - by his wife Cheryl for his infidelity, involving lots of booze and a hairdresser.

Unfortunately for Mrs Cole, game theory predicts that her strategy won’t work. Why not, and what should she do?

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