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Nov162020 by adminNo Comments

England v Iceland: Jordan Henderson and Raheem Sterling out of Nations League match

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Jordan Henderson and Raheem Sterling will miss England's Nations League match against Iceland at Wembley on Wednesday because of injury.Manchester City forward Sterling missed the match with a calf issue.Both players will return to their clubs for further assessment before the Premier League resumes this weekend.Manchester City are at Tottenham on Saturday (17:30 GMT) while Liverpool host Leicester on Sunday (19:15).England manager Gareth Southgate will prepare for Wednesday's match with a 22-man squad.The Three Lions are unable to qualify for next October's Nations League finals following their loss to Belgium in Leuven.Let's block ads! (Why?) BBC Sport - Sport

Oct252020 by adminNo Comments

Man City, Raheem Sterling and Aymeric Laporte pay tribute to former academy star Jeremy Wisten, 17, after tragic death

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Man City have paid tribute to their former academy star Jeremy Wisten following his tragic death. The 17-year-old defender joined City in 2016 and featured for their Elite Development squads before leaving the club. Instagram Wisten was hugely popular with his former City teammates In a brief statement, City said: “The Manchester City family are saddened to learn of the passing of former Academy player Jeremy Wisten. “We send our deepest condolences to his friends and family. Our thoughts are with you at this difficult time.” City defender Aymeric Laporte tweeted: “Horrible news… RIP young man.” Horrible news… RIP young man 💙🕊 — Aymeric Laporte (@Laporte) October 25, 2020 Meanwhile, former City winger Trevor Sinclair said: “RIP Jeremy Wisten. “As...

Sep52020 by adminNo Comments

Nations League: Iceland 0-1 England – Raheem Sterling scores winner from spot

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Raheem Sterling's late penalty gave England victory as they started their Uefa Nations League campaign in Iceland - despite the hosts squandering the chance to rescue a point by missing an injury-time spot-kick.In an chaotic end to a largely dull encounter, Sterling looked to have secured three points for manager Gareth Southgate's side when he rolled in an 89th-minute spot-kick after his shot was handled by Sverrir Ingason, who was then sent off after receiving a second yellow card.England, who had earlier been reduced to 10 men after Kyle Walker was also sent off for second yellow card, had to survive that last-gasp scare when Iceland were awarded a penalty for Joe Gomez's foul but Birkir Bjarnason was wildly off target.England made hard work of the win against a stubborn and well-organi...

Jun282020 by adminNo Comments

Newcastle United 0-2 Manchester City: Raheem Sterling helps earn his side a semi-final with Arsenal

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Media playback is not supported on this device Holders Manchester City will face Arsenal in a strong FA Cup semi-final line-up after showing class and patience to beat Newcastle at an eerily quiet St James' Park. Shorn of a fervent home support, Newcastle struggled in the first half against their opponents who are aiming to complete a cup treble after conceding the Premier League title to Liverpool this week. After wasting several good chances, City opened the scoring from the penalty spot when Kevin de Bruyne slotted past Karl Darlow following Fabian Schar's needless push on Gabriel Jes...

Jun92020 by adminNo Comments

Raheem Sterling calls for more BAME coaches and leaders in British football

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Media playback is not supported on this device Progress in the fight against racism will only come in football when more black players become managers, England and Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling says.Thousands of people have taken part in anti-racism marches in the UK, following the death of American George Floyd on 25 May in Minneapolis."The protest is a great starting point, to make your voice be heard," he said. "But just protesting alone is not going to make a change in this country."Speaking to the BBC's Newsnight programme, the 25-year-old added: "It's ...