The English national team got a rude welcome to the United States as its team equipment van was broken into and the squad’s boots and balls fell victim to a heist.
The BBC captured the details of the incident:
England were victims of a theft of their training equipment before their arrival in Kansas City on Saturday.
The Football Association is trying to ascertain what was stolen, with balls and boots among the items feared to have been taken, after vehicles transferring equipment to their Swope Soccer
Village base in Kansas City were broken into.
Thomas Tuchel and his squad will arrive in Kansas City on Saturday afternoon and the equipment was due to be in place beforehand.
Police officers, who are in touch with the FA, were on site on Friday night dealing with the matter.
It is understood two arrests have been made in connection with the episode.
BFW Commentary
This just stinks for England. Sure, some folks will revel in the Three Lions having to deal with this nonsense, but it is a massive inconvenience…and for what? Is that even worth anything to anyone? Probably not at this stage.
The good part is that if the equipment cannot be recovered, there is some time for manufacturers to ship in new boots and anything else needed. England plays Croatia on Wednesday.
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