Marlon Francis King, the Jamaican professional football player is once again in thick soup. His uncouth acts have often kept him at the helm of controversies. They somehow go hand in hand with him. Since 1997 he has been convicted for 14 offences, and he has got away with a few months in jail and some hundred pounds. But this time it has costhim a ‘million pound contract’.
He has been sacked by the Wigan Athletic after he sexually assaulted a 20 year old university student in a London nightclub. Marlon king was out there for a dual celebration. His wife’s pregnancy and a 2-1 victory over Middlesbrough.
On seeing the girl he made sexual advances at her, but when she spurned him and tried pushing him back, he caught her and smashed her face on the ground violently, instantly breaking her nose. This brutal assault has been severely criticized and he has been sentenced 18 months of imprisonment.
Dave Whelan, the chairman said, “Young people look up to professional footballers and we must have standards. At Wigan we’re mad keen on setting standards and our players, generally, are absolutely brilliant. He is absolutely sacked – we will not tolerate football players who get sent to jail for 18 months. As far as we are concerned, he is finished with football at Wigan Athletic.”
His agent Tony Finnegan reported that King would try and convince the Premier League that it was a case of mistaken identity and that Wigan Athletics should reconsider their decision.
There is a long list of offences associated with him since 1997. Offences ranging from assaulting women, using abusive language against them, misbehaving with them, slapping on their bottoms and even spitting on their faces to, frauds, theft and drunken driving.