The English were not congratulated for their victory over Senegal and reaching the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, as an armed robbery of the palace of their teammate Raheem Sterling overshadowed the atmosphere of the gathering in Doha. England have set a hot date next Saturday against defending champions France in the World Cup quarter-finals after beating Senegal 3-1. Sterling quickly left the Qatari capital Doha on Saturday, hours before the match against Senegal on Sunday, and the English newspaper Daily Mail reported that the circumstances of Sterling’s departure from the England camp in Doha were not reported. other players, while the FA limited itself to issuing a brief statement 90 minutes before kick-off in Senegal, without addressing the robbery or its circumstances. Stirling’s palace in London was robbed while his wife was inside the house, with the stolen property valued at around £300,000. The report recently quoted England captain Harry Kane as saying: “We sympathize with him and his family and it’s a delicate matter when one of your teammates and friend is dealing with something like this. We will have to take him day by day, I am sure Rahim will talk to the manager and make the best decision for him and his family. For his part, Jordan Henderson appeared to make a subtle gesture of support for his teammate by wearing No. 10 star-studded shorts as the players met their families in the stands after the end of the match against Senegal and added: “This is a blow. , but I hope that the Rakhimov family is all right.” Other former players have also offered their support, with Gary Lineker tweeting: “We sympathize with Raheem and his family after their terrible ordeal.” The robbery of Raheem Sterling’s palace is one of the episodes in a long line of thefts of the homes of football stars: former Arsenal and Chelsea star Ashley Cole was robbed, and Paul Pogba, Victor Lindelof and Jesse Lingard suffered the same fate as Raheem Sterling. .