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Reece James has Champions League and Euro 2020 medals stolen while playing for Chelsea

Chelsea Star, Reece James disclosed that he was the victim of a theft on Tuesday in which a number of his winners' medals were stolen.

The right-back was not at home at the time; instead, he was playing for the Blues in their 1-0 Champions League triumph over Zenit St Petersburg at Stamford Bridge.

The Englishman confirmed the loss of his Champions League, Super Cup, and Euro 2020 runners-up medals with England in a long Instagram statement.

“On the evening of September 14, 2021, when I was playing for my club in the return of the Champions League, a bunch of cowardly criminals stormed into my house,” he said.

They were able to move a large safe containing some of my personal belongings into their car as a group.”

James posted four video clips of the robbery on Instagram, claiming that investigators were "closing in" on the criminals.

He said, "I never store any of my jewelry at my house, therefore all that was in the safe were my Champions League winners medal, Super Cup winners medal, and Euro 2020 runners-up

Source: Official Reece James Instagram Page

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