England have boots and balls stolen in World Cup heist as two arrests made

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England have fallen victim to theft of their equipment ahead of their first training session in Kansas City.Players’ boots and match balls were believed to be among the items stolen in a blow to their World Cup preparations.England have been training in Florida before heading to their Kansas City baseGettySources have told talkSPORT that two arrests have been made after England kit was stolen from a vehicle carrying it en route to Kansas City from West Palm Beach. Most kit has been recovered but police are investigating further.A spokesman for Kansas Police said: “We are investigating a possible theft of equipment from a team vehicle that arrived in Kansas City with items missing this evening. The investigation is ongoing.”Thomas Tuchel‘s side will touch down in their Missouri base on Saturday having undertaken a pre-World Cup camp in Florida.England are due to train at Swope Soccer Village for the first time at 5pm local (11pm UK) on Saturday.It is not known at this stage if the theft will have any impact on Tuchel’s preparations for England’s World Cup opener.After travelling to Kansas City, the squad will then head to Arlington, Texas, to face Croatia next Wednesday evening.The Three Lions will then face Ghana and Panama in Group L.England’s World Cup preparationsTuchel’s men have played friendlies with New Zealand and Costa Rica in Florida in the build-up to the tournament.They beat New Zealand 1-0 in a laboured performance.England will have their first training session in Kansas City on SaturdayAFPJust 24 hours after beating Costa Rica 3-0 in Orlando, the Three Lions were back out on the training pitch to take on US second-tier side Miami FC.They thrashed Miami FC 6-0 with Ivan Toney starring as he netted a hat-trick.talkSPORT and talkSPORT.com will be right across all of the Three Lions’ movements, with live coverage of every game.To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 through the website, click HERE for the live stream. You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.Make sure to follow our live blog for all the latest too.World Cup WhatsAppDon't miss an update from talkSPORT in our dedicated World Cup WhatsApp channel.Search for ‘talkSPORT World Cup’ in your ‘Updates’ tab on WhatsApp and we’ll drop the proper, unfiltered football chat straight to your lock screen—no fluff, just pure talkSPORT energy.It’s where you’ll find out all the new rules to watch out for, England and Scotland reaction and big match player ratings. Plus there will be loads of debates on the biggest talking points as Haaland, Mbappe, Kane and the biggest names in football descend on America, Canada and Mexico.