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NEW Raheem Sterling of himself blocking his ears to racist chants, with the Sport
2020 hashtag #getsomeeducation.
Footballer
Raheem, who has 53 caps for England, and fellow
player Danny Rose faced racist abuse from fans
On the pitch, he is arguably the hottest young name throughout England’s 5-1 Euro 2020 qualifying victory
in English football. Off the pitch, he has made a name in Montenegro. He tweeted a picture of his celebration
for himself as an impassioned role model speaking out in front of home supporters with the message: “Best
against racism and bullying in the game. way to silence the haters (and yeah I mean racists).”
His formidable talent saw him become the most He added: “It’s 2019, I keep saying it, and it’s a
expensive English player ever, when he signed for shame to see this keeps going on. We can only bring
Manchester City in a record £49 million transfer in awareness and light to the situation. It’s now time for
2015. He recently renewed his contract until 2023. the people in charge to put a real stamp on it.”
Notably, Raheem has famously used his high profile Raheem was born in Jamaica but moved to Neasden
to call out racism, questioning the difference in media at the age of five, growing up in the shadow of
treatment between white and black players and calling Wembley Stadium.
for stadium bans for racist football fans. In the 2018-19 season, he was the PFA Young Player
Earlier this year he posted images on social media of the Year and the FWA Footballer of the Year.

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