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Thieves Steal England Team Gear in Kansas City, Suspects Detained

6/13/2026

Summary

England Secures Gear

Thieves stole England national football team equipment from a vehicle in Kansas City.
Kansas City Police and Missouri State Police detained two suspects.
Missing items included match boots, training footballs, Harry Kane’s and Jude Bellingham’s boots, analytical devices and tactical boards.
England manager Thomas Tuchel and head coach Gareth Southgate secured replacement gear with the Football Association, allowing training to continue before the June 17 World Cup opener against Croatia.

Summary

England Travels

England will play Croatia in Dallas, Ghana in Boston and Panama in New York while Scotland will meet Haiti in Boston 2 am Sunday, Morocco in Boston and Brazil in Miami.
A mass shooting four miles from England’s Kansas City training base injured nine.
Kansas City police confirmed an arrest linked to the equipment theft while Tuchel said players will get one and a half days off after opener, training resumes.

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England Recovers Gear

England retrieved stolen training items, including footwear, after a theft while the FA unloaded a van at Swope Soccer Village.
England completed a ten-day Florida camp, beating New Zealand and Costa Rica 3-0 each, then won a 6-0 friendly against Miami FC.
Argentina and the Netherlands set up bases in Kansas City, sharing the city with England, which will train at Sporting KC while the Dutch use the Current’s NWSL facility.

History

Historical Context

The September 5, 1972 Munich massacre, when eight Black September militants killed 11 Israeli athletes, shocked the world and forced the IOC and German authorities to overhaul Olympic security, later extending to the 1976 Winter Games. Decades later, the theft of England’s training equipment in Kansas City revived those concerns, prompting the Football Association under Thomas Tuchel and Gareth Southgate to tighten inventory checks.

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England Secures Gear

Thieves stole England national football team equipment from a vehicle in Kansas City.
Kansas City Police and Missouri State Police detained two suspects.
Missing items included match boots, training footballs, Harry Kane’s and Jude Bellingham’s boots, analytical devices and tactical boards.
England manager Thomas Tuchel and head coach Gareth Southgate secured replacement gear with the Football Association, allowing training to continue before the June 17 World Cup opener against Croatia.

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