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World Cup: Ashley Cole must go to Brazil with England, says Chelsea's Jose Mourinho

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Jose Mourinho discusses his lifestyle, Ashley Cole and the Premier League title race.

Jose Mourinho insists left-back Ashley Cole should go to the World Cup in Brazil this summer with England, despite not being a regular starter for Chelsea.

The Blues - as well as second-placed Arsenal and third-placed Manchester City - all have two-legged Champions League last-16 ties coming up and Mourinho feels this could play into Liverpool's hands in the Premier League title race. He said: "When I say we're not the top candidate everyone thinks 'here he is again, with what you like to call the mind games'. "But it's just my feeling. "The league is amazing - it is difficult for every one of us. "There are teams with more potential than others, obviously. There is another, like Liverpool, with a big advantage with the fact that they don't play in the Champions League. "Playing in this is going to take concentration and energy from the teams that are involved in it. I think it will be good fun."

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