Wigan to sack jailed striker King

Published : 29 Oct 2009 17:30:34

Wigan chairman Dave Whelan says Marlon King will never play for the club again after he was jailed for 18 months.The striker, 29, was found guilty of sexual assault and actual bodily harm after he had been "cold-shouldered" by a female student in a London nightclub. The incident occurred last December while he was on loan at Hull. Whelan told BBC Radio 5 live: "We will now be in the process of severing his contract. To say the least I am really, really disappointed." Whelan, who only learn.... read more