Premier League - Spurs to discipline King

Eurosport - Fri, 15 May 17:47:00 2009

Ledley King will be disciplined by Tottenham after being arrested outside a nightclub last weekend.

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The Tottenham defender has apologised to manager Harry Redknapp but he will be in the team which faces Manchester City at White Hart Lane on Saturday.

Redknapp would not detail what punishment King would receive but he did launch an attack on the drink culture which pervades football.

Redknapp said: "Ledley will play tomorrow. He has apologised. He knows he was wrong. He made a mistake and he has to learn from that and make sure it doesn't happen again. I've had a good chat with him."

Redknapp added: "There is no problem with people having the occasional drink but if you have to get drunk you shouldn't be drinking.

"I don't want player going to nightclubs and misbehaving. The problems nearly all come when players get drunk. These players are role models. They've got kids looking up to them."

PA Sport / Eurosport

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  1. Wadinho, you should change your name to wadinidiot then­ you could really be like some of these so called­ unprofessional footballers.

    From j.essaye, on Fri 15 May 2:46PM
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    im on ledley kings side...id have been same if i was a­ pro footballer haha

    From wadinho123, on Fri 15 May 2:39PM

  3. King was apparently in a hurry to start easing off as­ end of season approaches. Looking to old 'Arry to­ discipline him well cos he's SUPPOSED to be a good­ role model even as the Captain of the senior team with­ all of it's academy products and youths...

    From Erskine Sam, on Fri 15 May 2:33PM

  4. 1st. deserves to be discplined. footballers who abuse­ the wealth and fame they have by acting the idiots on­ the tiles

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