RAHEEM: MY RACISM HELL
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A source close to the 24-year-old said: “This is disgusting and Raheem or any other player should not have to put up with this behaviour.
“It will be interesting to see what Chelsea do as a football club.”
Sterling, who is understood to have been interviewed by police regarding the incident, accompanied his post with a screen grab of two articles written about Manchester City youngsters Tosin Adarabioyo and Phil Foden buying houses.
He claims sections of the media are helping to fuel racism by the way stories are reported.
“For example you have two young players starting out their careers,” he said.
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“Both play for the same team, both have done the right thing, which is buy a new house for their mothers who have put in a lot of time and love into helping them get where they are.
“But look how the newspapers get their message across for the young black player and then for the young white player.
“I think this is unacceptable.
“Both innocent and have not done a thing wrong but just by the way it has been worded, this young black kid is looked at in a bad light.
“It helps fuel racism and aggressive behaviour, so for all the newspapers that don’t understand why people are racist in this day and age all I have to say is have a second thought about fair publicity and give all players an equal chance.”
Chelsea issued a statement pledging to “investigate the matter and take the strongest action where necessary”.
The FA are also investigating and said: “We take all allegations of discrimination extremely seriously and will work with the clubs and the relevant authorities to ensure this matter is dealt with appropriately.
“We strongly condemn all forms of discrimination and encourage all fans and participants who believe that they have been the subject of, or witness to, discriminatory abuse to report it through the appropriate channels: The FA, our County FAs or our partners Kick It Out.”
Only last week, a Tottenham fan was arrested for throwing a banana skin at Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in the north London derby.
Ex-England captain Rio Ferdinand said: “Are we going to continue to allow this type of racist behaviour to go on? All for kicking a ball!”
And Liverpool’s England Under-17 World Cup winning striker Rhian Brewster, who has suffered on-field racial abuse in the past, waded in by adding: “Another day another racist incident. Embarrassing for it be happening twice in two weeks in England.
“Just when you thought things had changed for the better.”
The Metropolitan Police confirmed no arrests have yet been made but added: “We are aware of a video online in which it is claimed racial abuse was allegedly directed at a player.
“We will review the footage to determine whether any offences have been committed.” ® Match report – see
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