England star Raheem Sterling has called on football’s authorities to do more to tackle racism after he and his teammates were subjected to racist abuse during England’s 5-1 Euro 2020 qualifying win in Montenegro.
Racists chants were reportedly directed at a number of England players, with defender Danny Rose subjected to monkey chants towards the end of the match, when the Tottenham player was being shown a yellow card.
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After scoring his country’s fifth goal in a resounding win in Podgorica, Montenegro’s capital, Sterling cupped his ears towards a section of the home support and later posted a picture of his celebration on Instagram with the caption: “Best way to silence the haters (yeah I mean racists).”
The Manchester City forward, who has scored six goals in his last three internationals, has said he wants football’s authorities to take a “proper stance” on racism.
Source: England soccer players condemn ‘unacceptable’ racist abuse
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