Kansas City Police have arrested two people pending further investigation after England had team items stolen while in transit from Florida.
England completed their pre-World Cup training camp in Palm Beach Gardens on Thursday, with the squad then given a day off before flying to Kansas City on Saturday.
England's charter jet arrived in Kansas City shortly around noon Saturday, and the team was greeted at its upscale boutique hotel in Prairie Village, Kansas, by the drum corps, cheerleaders and mascot of the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs.
After checking into the hotel, The Three Lions headed to an open training session at Swope Soccer Village, where MLS club Sporting Kansas City once trained, and where its second-division team and academy programs are still based. The England flag was flying above the complex, and a large sign stated that it was "The Home of England."
Hundreds of fans and dozens of reporters greeted the team on a hot, humid afternoon for the community training session.
The Football Association's logistical team set up England's new base at the Swope Soccer Village and sources have told ESPN that training kit and other items were missing when a van arrived to be unloaded.
Sources added that the FA are now determining exactly what has been taken.
Sgt. Phil DiMartino of the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department confirmed two people were taken into custody. Authorities also said that most of the missing gear -- none of it essential to the team's preparations -- had been recovered.
"Yesterday, officials in Kansas City learned at some point between their over-the-road transport from Florida to their arrival at the training facility in Kansas City, goods belonging to the English national team were stolen," said Quinton Lucas, the mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, who has become the city's de facto spokesperson for World Cup activities.
"Public safety officials at the local, state and federal levels are working to trace where in the United States the items were seized and all the individuals who may have been involved," Lucas said.
England are due to hold a community training session on Saturday afternoon and play their opening Group L match against Croatia in Dallas next Wednesday.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
