England held to draw by Uruguay in flat friendly at Wembley

London, March 28 -- Ben White suffered mixed fortunes on his international comeback as England were held to a draw by Uruguay in a scrappy Wembley friendly.

The Arsenal defender was booed by Three Lions fans when he came on in the 69th minutefollowing his return from a self-imposed exile after his early departure from the Qatar WorldCup in 2022.

But White turned the jeers to cheers when he scored from virtually on the goalline from Cole Palmer's corner with nine minutes left. It looked like his first international goal would beenough for an England victory, only for White to then concede a stoppage-time penalty fora challenge on Federico Vinas, according to BBC sport.

After a video assistant referee (VAR) check, Federico Valverde rifled ...