King’s agent says PFA fails to support the player
Published:Friday | October 30, 2009 | 3:35 PM
The agent of jailed Reggae Boy Marlon King has hit out at the Professional Footballers’ Association saying it failed to support him during his trial.
The striker was sacked by his English Club Wigan Athletic, after being imprisoned for 18 months for sexual assault and actual bodily harm.
King’s agent Tony Finnegan said he is disappointed at both the Professional Footballers’ Association and former employers for failing to support the 29-year-old during the trial.
Finnegan said there was a union that didn’t seem to back King.
The agent further said he was disappointed when the Chairman of a professional football club said yesterday that King would never play football again.
Meanwhile, General Secretary of the Jamaica Football Federation Horace Reid said he will not comment on the statement by Finnegan regarding lack of support from employers.
Reid said the JFF will comment when it reviews all the facts.
King has been a key player of the Reggae Boys, since making his international debut in 2004.
Wigan Chairman, Dave Whelan said King is absolutely sacked, and the club will not tolerate football players who get sent to jail for 18 months.
King, who maintains his innocence, is reportedly preparing an appeal against the verdict.