Overview
- England flew to their Kansas City base on a GlobalX (formerly Global Crossing) charter on Saturday and players were photographed at the plane on the tarmac.
- Flight‑tracking records reported across outlets show that the same jet made deportation flights in the days before England’s trip, including runs dated June 10–11, and the aircraft appears in a widely shared video posted by President Trump.
- The Football Association arranged the charter and a spokesman declined to comment when asked about the aircraft’s recent use for ICE deportations.
- Separately, England reported about $18,000 of training kit stolen in transit to Kansas City; police say most items were recovered and two men were arrested as the investigation continues.
- GlobalX holds contracts to operate ICE deportation flights and other teams and organizations have previously used its planes, a fact that may increase public and media scrutiny of how national teams source tournament charters.