England's Raheem Sterling leaves World Cup after intruders break into family home - CNN

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England shot prima Raheem Sterling is returning location from the World Cup successful Qatar aft equipped intruders broke into his location portion his household were inside, a idiosyncratic with cognition of the concern told CNN.

The incidental happened connected Saturday evening, the idiosyncratic told CNN, and Sterling is said to beryllium “shaken” and “concerned” astir the well-being of his children aft the break-in.

There would beryllium an accidental for Sterling to instrumentality to Qatar if the circumstances are right, the idiosyncratic told CNN, but added that he’s “now he’s focusing connected being astatine location and supporting his family.”

England faces France successful the World Cup quarterfinals connected Saturday.

In a connection to CNN, Surrey Police said it is presently investigating a study of a burglary astatine an code successful Oxshott, Leatherhead.

“Police were contacted conscionable earlier 9pm connected Saturday December 3rd aft the occupants of the spot came location and discovered a fig of items including jewellery and watches had been stolen,” a spokesperson from Surrey Police told CNN.

“Enquiries to found the circumstances are underway and the probe is ongoing.

“No menace of unit was progressive arsenic the items were discovered stolen retrospectively. Enquiries into the circumstances are ongoing.”

On Sunday, Sterling was absent from England’s 3-0 triumph implicit Senegal with England manager Gareth Southgate aboriginal saying the 27-year-old was dealing with a “family matter.”

“I spent a batch of clip with Raheem this morning,” Southgate told reporters connected Sunday.

“You person days wherever events hap and you person to woody with them. He’s connected his mode home. We’re evidently mindful of him being allowed abstraction and privateness respected truthful we don’t privation to speech successful excessively overmuch detail.

“Of course, it’s not perfect for the radical up of a large crippled but it pales into insignificance, the idiosyncratic is much important than the radical successful those moments.”

CNN has contacted England’s Football Association for comment.

The Chelsea guardant played successful England’s archetypal 2 games successful the radical stages of the World Cup and scored successful the team’s 6-2 triumph against Iran.