BURTON-UPON-TRENT, England -- Ashley Cole will escape a playing ban from England in the upcoming World Cup qualifiers despite insulting the Football Association in an offensive Twitter post. cheap nfl jerseys . The Chelsea left back apologized in person to FA chairman David Bernstein on Monday for reacting angrily after a commission set up by the governing body questioned the evidence Cole gave in defending John Terry in a racism case. "He expressed a degree of remorse for what he had done, wished it hadnt happened," Bernstein said Tuesday. "I looked him in the eye and really felt that he meant it." Cole has been charged with misconduct by the FA and is set to be fined, but is free to play for England in Fridays match against San Marino and the away game in Poland on Tuesday -- if selected by coach Roy Hodgson. "His contrition is greater because he realizes that he might have put his position in jeopardy -- and Im very happy he hasnt done that," Hodgson said. "Im pleased the chairman has gracefully accepted the apology from Ashley. I know how saddened he was by it and Im glad its been resolved." Cole is currently training with the England squad at the countrys new national training centre in Burton-upon-Trent, where he greeted Prince William and his wife, Kate, at the facilitys official opening Tuesday. William is the honorary president of the FA, which Cole criticized in the vulgar tweet on Friday. Cole has made 98 appearances and will become only the sixth Englishman to reach the century mark if he plays against San Marino and Poland. He is unlikely to be made captain to mark the occasion, however. "Weve had issues and weve stated publicly many times that we have a very high level of behaviour and so on and so forth required from an English captain," Bernstein said. Cole has until Thursday to respond to the FA charge. He had already issued an apology through his lawyers soon after sending the tweet in question. wholesale nfl jerseys . Osvaldo, starting his first game following a loan move from Southampton, scored early on and the highly rated Pogba put Juventus in control for the return leg with an injury-time effort.cheap jerseys from china . -- Greg Norman hadnt played the Bob Hope Classic since 1986, and he had no plans to return to the Palm Springs deserts venerable tournament until Bill Clinton changed his mind. NEW YORK -- Reliever Kyle Farnsworth has agreed to a minor league contract with the New York Mets and will report to spring training as a non-roster player. The 37-year-old right-hander was 3-1 with two saves and a 4.70 ERA in 48 games last year with Tampa Bay and Pittsburgh, which signed him in August after he was released by the Rays. His fastball averaged 95-98 mph early in the season, according to fansgraphs.com, then dropped to 92-96 mph later in the year. Farnsworth would get a $1 million, one-year contract if added to the 40-man roster and could earn $1.5 million in performance bonuses. He could make $500,,000 based on games: $75,000 each for 40, 45, 50 and 55, and $100,000 apiece for 60 and 65. wholesale jerseys. He also could earn $1 million based on games finished: $100,000 each for 30 and 35, $250,000 apiece for 40 and 45, and $300,000 for 50. Farnsworth has a 43-63 record with 54 saves and a 4.26 ERA and 945 strikeouts in 960 innings. Hes pitched for the Chicago Cubs (1999-04), Detroit (2005, 2008), Atlanta (2005, 2010), the New York Yankees (2006-08), Kansas City (2009-10), Tampa Bay (2011-13) and Pittsburgh (2013), and had a career-high 25 saves for the Rays in 2011. His agreement was announced Monday. ' ' '
