Ben White departed England’s World Cup squad midway through the competition, although he later joined his Arsenal teammates in Dubai for training.

Although a tabloid this week reported that White’s resignation was the result of a dispute with assistant manager Steve Holland, the English Football Association confirmed the center-back resigned for “personal reasons.”

Before departing the Qatari camp, White did not take part in any of the Three Lions’ three group matches.

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“Ben left for personal reasons. We made that very clear and I think especially in this day and age it is very important that a situation like that is respected,” said England boss Gareth Southgate on the eve of his side’s quarterfinal defeat to France on Saturday.

Prior to joining his teammates for a mid season training camp before the start of the Premier League on December 26, White had been given some time off by Arsenal.