Tag: Ben White

Following an impressive start to the season with Arsenal, the 25-year-old defender was named to Gareth Southgate’s 26-man squad for Qatar. White did not play in England’s first two Group B games and was ruled out of Tuesday’s 3-0 win over Wales due to illness. On Wednesday evening, the Football Association issued the following statement: “Ben White has left England’s training base in Al Wakrah and returned home for personal reasons.”