05/06/2014

England Football Players' Passport Numbers Published

The passport details and signatures of England captain Frank Lampard and the director of team operations Michelle Farrar are circulating on social media.

The details appeared online following England's games against Ecuador, whose players personal ID numbers where also revealed after a huge security breach.

The security breach before England's penultimate World Cup warm-up match in the United States on Wednesday, came an hour before a Three Lions match against Ecuador at Sun Life Stadium in Miami begun.

It is understood that moments after the teams sheets were passed around the press box with the personal details of every player of both teams the details appeared on social media sites.

A Football Association spokesman said: "It is a matter for the match organisers, the publication and distribution of the team sheets are their responsibility."

The Three Lions will play on Saturday the last match before flying fro the World Cup and it will be in the same stadium against Honduras.

(CVS)

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