The incident is understood to have occurred while equipment was being transferred from England's pre-tournament training base in Florida to Swope Soccer Village in Kansas City, where the team is set to start training once they land on Saturday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Local police confirmed that the case has been opened as a theft investigation.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"We are investigating a possible theft of equipment from a team vehicle that arrived in Kansas City with items missing this evening,\" they said in a statement, as reported by the BBC.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"The investigation is ongoing. Two subjects of interest were taken into custody pending further investigation.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n
A range of footballs and boots are believed to have been taken as the vehicle being used to transport equipment was broken into, according to the BBC report.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The alleged incident has occurred only days before England's World Cup campaign gets underway, with Thomas Tuchel's men due to face Croatia in the Group-stage clash on Wednesday in Dallas.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
However, local police may have identified a number of suspects to interview while England's officials hope for minimal disruption to their World Cup build-up as they look to get their campaign off to a flying start.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The alleged incident has occurred only days before England's World Cup campaign gets underway, with Thomas Tuchel's men due to face Croatia in the Group-stage clash on Wednesday in Dallas.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
England will be among the favorites to lift the trophy and will be desperate to send out a statement when they come up against Croatia in a repeat of the 2018 World Cup semi-final fixture.<\/p>\r\n\r\n