Hull drops late Altidore, fines him for tweet

HULL, England: Hull dropped Jozy Altidore for arriving late for the team's 0-0 draw with Portsmouth, the club said Monday, and the American striker will now be fined for having apologized on his twitter site.

The club said the American striker, who is on loan from Spanish club Villarreal, was left out of the squad for Saturday's game against Portsmouth after arriving late at the stadium. He would have been on the bench and was replaced by Will Atkinson.