BBC radio reporting that the Spurs central defender may not be available for the rest of the group games and even the round of 16 game.
In fact, King may not be available till the quarter finals in the event England progress so far.
The vexing central defender issue once again is forefront to the problems suffered by the England squad. Who will partner John Terry? Do they rely on a player who was induced to come out of retirement- Jamie Carragher? An out of form Matthew Upson? Or Michael Dawson, an outstanding league season but not one single international onhis resume?
The England manager’s job is one of the toughest in the world. This World Cup has shown Capello come up bloody nosed. That qualifying campaign which saw England coast through on a breeze might be introducing a sharp sense of nostalgia.