Ledley King out for three weeks; Rooney and Cole return to training

Ledley King will be sidelined for three weeks with his groin injury.

The Tottenham star started England's first World Cup game against USA on Saturday alongside John Terry.

But he was replaced at half-time by Jamie Carragher as he suffered a tear to his groin.

Sky Sports sources have confirmed that King will be out for three weeks, which all but ends his World Cup.



England cannot call up a replacement for King, who was the man chosen to replace injured captain Rio Ferdinand in the starting XI.

Carragher, who replaced King at the weekend, will now compete with Matthew Upson and Michael Dawson to start England's next match with Algeria on Friday.

After bad news about King, England had a double dose of good news on Tuesday morning as Wayne Rooney and Ashley Cole returned to training.

The pair missed Monday's session, Cole to do rehabilitation work on old injuries and Rooney with an ankle knock he picked up in the opening World Cup draw against the United States.

However, they were fit enough to return on Tuesday morning as England continued their preparations for Friday's Group C outing against Algeria in Cape Town.