‘LEAST OF MY WORRIES’

to his mum, Nadine, and his agent, with whom he is close. They will deal with it together, as a unit. Sterling has, after all, been through much worse than people complaining about some ink on his leg.

“Little things like what happened the other day, people expect me to be really affected by it,” he said. “I just find I’ve been through harder stuff in my life to be got down by that, so it’s the least of my worries. I’ve got a massive opportunity here, with a great bunch of players, to represent England at a World Cup, that’s my biggest focus now. And that tattoo

“I’ve been through harder stuff in my life tobegotdownbythat (tattoo story). It’s the least of my worries”

RAHEEM STERLING