Overview
- Team England's shipment from West Palm Beach to its Kansas City base arrived with items missing on Thursday, prompting an immediate police inquiry.
- Kansas City and Jackson County investigators located and recovered most of the goods within about 24 hours, with court records valuing the haul at roughly $18,145.
- Mustafa Salik and Erfan Kamal, identified as drivers for the contracted trucking firm, each face one count of receiving stolen property and had bond set at $75,000.
- Court filings say both men told detectives they believed they had permission to take items after seeing a laborer remove shoes during loading, a claim prosecutors dispute.
- Officials said the recovered items included signed jerseys, boots, a World Cup ball, goalkeeper gloves and novelty items, and that the incident did not materially affect England's immediate training plans while highlighting risks in event supply chains.