Arsenal star Ben White has left England's training base in Al Wakrah and returned home for personal reasons. The 25-year-old defender is not expected to return to the squad for the remainder of the World Cup.
He didn't feature in the Three Lions' group stage fixtures as Gareth Southgate led the nation to qualification into the knockout stages. England will now see out the remainder of the tournament with a 25-man squad, which is still larger than in past World Cups, because it is now too late for Southgate to call-up a replacement.
A statement from the FA reads: "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."
