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The England national team are still a few days away from their World Cup opener, but it has already been an eventful tournament for them after some of their equipment was stolen while en route to the team’s training base in Kansas City.
The Three Lions begin their tournament slate Wednesday in Arlington, Texas, against Croatia, but their base for the tournament will be Kansas City’s Swope Soccer Village.
According to the BBC, the plan was to move equipment into place before the team arrived on Saturday; however, some of the vehicles moving the equipment had been broken into. The theft is believed to have occurred at some point on the journey from Florida to Kansas City.
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England’s Noni Madueke and Harry Kane train at Swope Soccer Village in Kansas City on Saturday. (Photo by JUAN MABROMATA/AFP via Getty Images)
Police responded to the theft Friday night, and while footwear was among the stolen items, none of the missing equipment was deemed essential to the team’s ability to play.
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“We are investigating a possible theft of equipment from a squad vehicle that arrived in Kansas City with items missing this evening,” a Kansas City police spokesman said. “The investigation is ongoing.”
Well, the investigation was successful as the equipment was eventually recovered and two arrests have been made in connection with the incident.
The England national team pose for a photo before their final match before the World Cup on June 10 at Inter&Co Stadium in Orlando, FL. (Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images)
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England follow up their match against Croatia in Arlington with a match in Boston against Ghana on 23 June. They then finish their group stage with a match against Panama in New Jersey.
The team is expected to make it out of the group stage and possibly even win the group.
