Shirts, stuffed lions & Lego - the stolen England items worth $18,000 — Sport

England's World Cup campaign begins on Wednesday

Published 14 June 2026, 07:15 BST

According to the Jackson County prosecution office, England had $18,000 (£13,500) worth of belongings taken in a theft from a vehicle that was transporting equipment.

Two individuals, Mustafa Salik and Erfan Kamal, have been accused in relation to the occurrence, which took place while the vehicle was moving gear from England's pre-tournament base in Florida to Kansas City.

In spite of the event, the Football Association have been adamant that nothing was taken which would affect their readiness for Wednesday's opening match against Croatia (21:00 BST).

Among the items taken, as detailed in court documents seen by BBC Sport, were four pairs of football boots, one football, a pair of goalkeeper gloves, and training apparel.

Three autographed shirts - collectively valued at $15,000 - were also included as stolen goods.

It is believed that the majority of the stolen items have now been retrieved.

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The complete inventory of stolen articles is:

Four pairs of boots valued at $1,340.60 in total

Five pairs of shoes valued at $1,139.50 in total

A signed red jersey valued at $5,000

Two white signed jerseys valued at $5,000 each

A World Cup ball valued at $214.50

A pair of goalkeeper gloves valued at $160.87

Four navy shirts (no value given)

Four pairs of navy shorts (no value given)

Four light blue long sleeve shirts (no value given)

Four light blue short sleeve shirts (no value given)

Two stuffed lions (no value given)

Multifunctional power strips valued at $40

A JBL speaker valued at $149.95

A Lego set of a Nike Air shoe valued at $99.99

Salik and Kamal each face one charge of receiving stolen property, a class D felony under Missouri law, which carries a penalty of between one and seven years in prison upon conviction.

England defender Dan Burn stated: "I've not lost anything personally, we found out from you guys [the media].

"It's with the police now so not sure how much I can comment. It's not really been spoken about, so that just shows for us that they aren't too worried about it - it's not really disrupted our preparations."

Jackson County prosecutor Melesa Johnson remarked: "Jackson County will not tolerate any criminal activity that targets World Cup visitors, including the international teams that have travelled here to compete.

"We thank the Kansas City Police Department and our on-call attorneys for their quick work investigating this incident and filing charges immediately. Our office is committed to holding these individuals accountable."

Kansas City mayor Quinton Lucas added: "I am grateful for the quick work of the Kansas City Police Department and the Prosecutor's Office in resolving an investigation across several states, helping crime victims recover goods stolen in transit, and ensuring the accused will face prosecution.

"Kansas City's public safety leadership will continue to ensure all are safe and offenders will be held accountable swiftly for any misconduct."