Ledley King has withdrawn from England's football squad for this weekend's friendly international against Slovakia and next week's World Cup qualifier with Ukraine.
The 28-year-old centre-back does not train with Premier League side Tottenham between matches because of a chronic knee condition and so was a surprise inclusion in England manager Fabio Capello's 24-man squad.
King didn't train with the England squad today and a couple of hours after the session finished came confirmation of his return to Spurs.
Manchester City winger Shaun Wright-Phillips (back) and Portsmouth striker Peter Crouch (calf) also sat out today's session at Arsenal's London Colney training ground but neither of their injuries were considered serious.
