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

Key developments are emerging from the global stage. Shirts, stuffed lions & Lego - the stolen England items worth $18,000Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, England start their World Cup campaign on WednesdayBySami Mokbel Senior football correspondent in Kansas CityPublished44 minutes agoEngland had $18,000 (£13,500) of property stolen in a theft from a vehicle that was carrying equipment, according to Jackson County's prosecution office. Two men, Mustafa Salik and Erfan Kamal, have been charged in connection with the incident, which happened as the vehicle was taking equipment from England's pre-tournament camp in Florida to Kansas City. Despite the incident the Football Association have been clear that nothing was taken that would impact their preparations for Wednesday's opener against Croatia (21:00 BST).

Of the property taken, listed in court documents seen by Sport, four pairs of football boots, one football, a pair of goalkeeper gloves and training kit were stolen. Three signed jerseys - valued at a total of $15,000 - were also listed as items taken. It is understood the majority of what was stolen has now been recovered.

The Details

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50 in totalA signed red jersey valued at $5,000Two white signed jerseys valued at $5,000 eachA World Cup ball valued at $214. 50A pair of goalkeeper gloves valued at $160. 87Four 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 $40A JBL speaker valued at $149.

95A Lego set of a Nike Air shoe valued at $99. 99Salik and Kamal each face one count of receiving stolen property, a class D felony under Missouri law, which carries between one and seven years in prison upon conviction. England defender Dan Burn said: "I've not lost anything personally, we found out from you guys .

What Experts Say

"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 said: "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.

The story has become one of the most prominent items on the global agenda.