Chelsea star Raheem Sterling has returned to the UK after his home was the target of an armed robbery. Gareth Southgate confirmed that Sterling had left the England squad at the World Cup ahead of their 3-0 win over Senegal on Sunday.
Southgate explained after the match that he would be going home to deal with the situation, saying: "The priority for him is to be with his family. We're going to support that and leave him to have as much time as he needs."
The Chelsea star had played in the first two group games, scoring against Iran, before being replaced by Phil Foden in the last match against Wales. He played no part of the win over the African champions though due to a 'family issue' which has later been revealed to be a break-in at his home.
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Surrey Police have now released the following statement: "We are currently investigating a report of a burglary at an address in Oxshott, Leatherhead.
"Police were contacted just before 9pm on Saturday December 3rd after the occupants of the property came home and discovered a number of items including jewellery and watches had been stolen. Enquiries to establish the circumstances are underway and the investigation is ongoing.
"No threat of violence was involved as the items were discovered stolen retrospectively. Enquiries into the circumstances are ongoing. No arrests have been made at this time."
Sterling is said to have had £300,000 of jewellery stolen from his home during the incident and it is unclear whether he will return to Qatar for the World Cup. Jordan Henderson and Kalidou Koulibaly have both sent messages of support to the 27-year-old during this difficult time for him and his family.
After the match, Koulibaly was made aware of Sterling's situation and sent a message of support to his Blues teammate. The Senegalese defender said: ""I really didn’t know (what to say), I’m really surprised.
"I hope his family is good. Now I will call him and see what happened to him, but I hope he will be good and his family is good."
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