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Former Ireland international Declan Rice has been included in the six-man shortlist for the 2018/2019 PFA Young Player of the Year. The West Ham midfielder, who was embroiled in an international tug of war between Ireland and England for the majority of the year, has been rewarded for his tremendous displays this season. Rice has become a key component in …

As the Premier League enters the business end of the campaign, talk will soon inevitably turn to who will win this season’s Young Player of the Year award. This year, there has been a number of standout young performers in the league with a plethora of stars all vying for the title of the league’s best under the age of …

Manchester City star Raheem Sterling sent a letter to a 13-year-old goalkeeper after hearing he had been racially abused advising him to “stand tall and be proud of who you are”. Sterling himself was the subject of alleged racist abuse from Chelsea fans in a Premier League match in December. He wrote the letter on club headed paper when informed …

American sporting apparel company Nike has published a new advert which shows their support for Raheem Sterling.  Sterling was subjected to alleged racial abuse when playing for Manchester City against Chelsea last weekend at Stamford Bridge. The video of the incident shocked people around the world and it has subsequently opened up a wider debate about racism in sport and …

The Premier League published a message to fans on Friday calling on them to support their teams in the right way following recent incidents of abuse that have blighted the game. Raheem Sterling was subjected to alleged racial abuse during Manchester City’s defeat at Chelsea last week. The England forward later issued a statement accusing the British media of fuelling …

Arsenal midfielder Ainsley Maitland-Niles claims he has endured similar racist abuse to Manchester City star Raheem Sterling. Sterling allegedly suffered racist taunts from a Chelsea fan during City’s 2-0 defeat at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. The shocking incident has reignited the debate over how to tackle racism in football after the sport struggled for decades to eradicate the problem. Now …

The Chelsea supporter at the centre of a racism storm surrounding Raheem Sterling has spoken out. Colin Wing is the man who was caught on camera roaring at the England forward during the Saturday evening game between Manchester City and Chelsea. Fans watching live on BT Sport immediately picked up on an alleged racial slur from Wing, which ignited the …

Former Republic of Ireland striker, Clinton Morrison fears the progress made by English football in tackling racism is starting to slip after two incidents of racial abuse in a week.  Last week a Tottenham supporter was arrested after throwing a banana skin at Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Following on from this, Raheem Sterling was subjected to alleged racial abuse on Saturday …

Raheem Sterling has been the talk of football in recent days. Unfortunately, it has come via apparent racial abuse of the forward in his side’s 2-0 loss to Chelsea, rather than to do with the game in and of itself. The topic of Sterling and racism in football seemed to reach a crescendo just prior to this year’s World Cup, …

Chelsea have suspended four people from attending their matches while the club carries out an investigation into allegations Manchester City star Raheem Sterling was racially abused during Saturday’s Premier League clash. Television cameras apparently caught a Chelsea fan aiming racist abuse at England winger Sterling during the Blues’ 2-0 win over City at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea and the British police …

The Professional Footballers’ Association said Monday it stood “shoulder to shoulder” with Raheem Sterling after the Manchester City player suffered alleged racial abuse during his side’s defeat against Chelsea. Chelsea and the police are investigating the incident at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, which was highlighted on social media. In an Instagram post the following day, Sterling accused British newspapers of …

Raheem Sterling took to Instagram to address the alleged racial abuse he was subjected to during yesterday’s defeat to Chelsea, with the Man City winger accusing newspapers of “fuelling racism”. Both Chelsea and the Metropolitan Police are investigating the footage of the alleged incident after it was circulated online. The footage in question shows a number of Chelsea fans hurling …

Chelsea and the Metropolitan Police confirmed they are investigating an incident of alleged racist abuse aimed at Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling during Chelsea’s 2-0 win on Saturday. Twitter users highlighted a first-half incident when a supporter appeared to abuse Sterling as he retrieved the ball near Chelsea supporters. A Chelsea spokesman said: “We’re aware of reports and video footage. We …

Raheem Sterling has committed his long-term future to Manchester City after signing a three-year contract extension with the Premier League champions on Friday. Sterling had been in negotiations with City for several months and the England winger has finally agreed the bumper new deal after being linked with a move to Real Madrid. The 23-year-old is now tied to City …

Manchester City are currently in action against Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League. After three fixtures in Group F, the Premier League champions are in a dogfight. While atop the group, City are one point ahead of Lyon and four in front of both Hoffenheim and Donetsk. Pep Guardiola’s side got off to a fine start at home, with David …

Chelsea ended title rivals Liverpool’s perfect start to the Premier League season in a thrilling 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge. Champions Manchester City are top on goal difference from Liverpool, while Manchester United’s 3-1 loss away to West Ham raised fresh questions over the future of manager Jose Mourinho at Old Trafford. Below AFP Sport looks at five things we …