The Football Association has commissioned artist Ben Mosley to create personalized portraits of the entire England squad for their World Cup base in Kansas City. The move aims to make the team hotel feel like a "home from home" during the tournament, continuing an approach that began under Gareth Southgate's leadership to create comfortable environments that help players perform.

Mosley, an expressionist from Hertfordshire, already serves as official artist for Team GB, the British and Irish Lions, and Barnsley. His distinctive style incorporates 24-carat gold in all paintings, with his record sale reaching £100,000. Previous England artistic collaborations include the first mural at the new Wembley Stadium and work for the Paris Olympics.

This initiative extends Southgate's strategy of tournament comfort measures, which have included personalized family photos in rooms, adding basketball hoops to promote team mixing, and introducing subtle branding like three lions frosting. The FA has also allowed family visits during tournaments to reduce player stress, with the Mosley portraits representing another layer in their comprehensive approach to creating a supportive team environment.