King Sins And Misses England

Last updated : 01 June 2006 By Gary Calder

Watford striker, Marlon King has been told to leave the Jamaican squad preparing to face England on Saturday, after breaking a team curfew late on Tuesday evening.

The 26-year-old is believed to have left the Worsley Park Hotel near Manchester with team mates, Jason Euell and Jamal Campbell-Ryce, and upon returning in the early hours of Wednesday morning was immediately informed of the decision.

“There was more to it than just breaking curfew and coming late, Marlon King was rude, he was rude and unapologetic”, explained Jamaica Football Federation President, Crenston Boxhill.

“In the discussion that the management team had with him, he was quite unapologetic, which was what really warranted him being expelled from the camp.”

It is believed that Euell and Campbell-Ryce are set to stay with the team after expressing regret over the incident.

King, the talisman of Watford's rise to the Premiership, started in Monday's friendly international with Ghana, and had been hoping to cap a memorable season by playing against Sven-Goran Eriksson's side at Old Trafford.