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Raheem Sterling on racist slurs: City forward opens up on racism

Rishabh Gupta
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Raheem Sterling on racist slurs

Raheem Sterling on racist slurs: The forward finally opened up on his media portrayal, as well as the racist slurs during game against Chelsea.

Raheem Sterling has often been the victim of biased media portrayal in England. While the fans and pundits alike have often criticised the English media, Sterling had maintained silence on the issue.

However, he finally opened up after he was racially abused by a bunch of Chelsea supporters during the game at Stamford Bridge.

In an Instagram post, Raheem Sterling criticised the newspapers for their wrongful portrayal, which impacts the society at large. He insists that he expected ‘no better’ from the supporters, because the media plays a huge role in forming opinions in the country.

He criticised the tabloids further, stating that they fuel ‘aggressive behaviour’.

Sterling on racist slurs:

In a long post on Instagram, Raheem Sterling criticised the newspapers and blamed them for fuelling racist behaviour in the country.

Raheem Sterling stated that the portrayal of black young players is strikingly different to that of white young players. He also posted a screenshot of two reports from two Daily Mail articles, about  Tosin Adarabioyo and Phil Foden respectively.

He ended the post with a request to the newspapers, asking them to “have a second thought about fair publicity.”

Chelsea, meanwhile, have launched an investigation into yesterday’s incident, which turned viral after being posted on the social media.

“We are aware of a video circulating online in which it is claimed racial abuse was allegedly directed at a player,” the Met Police said.

“We will review the footage to determine whether any offences have been committed,” the statement read.

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Rishabh Gupta

Rishabh Gupta

A sports enthusiast. Sports, I believe, is one of the few powers which help us grow, both as an individual and society. With each day, in the rich world of sports, I grow.

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