Ben White leaves England's World Cup squad and returns home
Ben White leaves England’s World Cup squad and returns home for ‘personal reasons’ after missing the group decider against Wales because of illness, with Arsenal defender not expected to return to Qatar
- White has left England’s training base in Al Wakrah and returned home
- The 25-year-old did not feature in England’s first two Group B matches
- Defender then missed Tuesday’s 3-0 win against Wales through illness
Ben White has gone home from the World Cup due to personal reasons and is not expected to return to the England camp.
The 25-year-old defender was included in Gareth Southgate’s 26-man squad for Qatar following an impressive start to the season with Arsenal.
White did not feature in England’s first two Group B matches and missed Tuesday’s 3-0 win against Wales through illness.
England defender Ben White has gone home from the World Cup due to ‘personal reasons’
A Football Association statement read: ‘Ben White has left England’s training base in Al Wakrah and returned home for personal reasons.
‘The Arsenal defender is not expected to return to the squad for the remainder of the tournament.
‘We ask that the player’s privacy is respected at this moment in time.’
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White did not feature in the first two Group B matches and missed Tuesday’s win against Wales
White’s fiancee Milly Adams attended the group game against the USA on Friday night
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