Football - Slovenia v England - UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifying Group E - Stozice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia - 14/6/15 England's Raheem Sterling Action Images via Reuters / John Sibley LivepicLONDON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - A Chelsea supporter has admitted directing abuse at Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling but said the vitriol was 'not racist in nature' after the club suspended four people from Stamford Bridge over Saturday's incident.A police investigation was launched after a video posted online showed the 24-year-old England international being shouted at by fans as he went to collect the ball during City's 2-0 Premier League defeat at Stamford Bridge.One of the supporters identified said that he had directed insults at Sterling but that they were not racist in nature. "I'm deeply ashamed by my own behaviour and I feel really bad," Colin Wing, 60, was quoted as saying by the Daily Mail.Wing said he used an expletive along with the word "Manc" rather than "black". "I've been going to Chelsea for 50 years now and, because of where I sit, I'm picked up on the camera most weeks. If I had a history of saying this sort of thing I would've been caught by now," he added.The supporter offered his apologies to the player and said he had lost his season ticket and his job. "Even if it wasn't racist, it's not right what I said.

Source: Egypt Today December 11, 2018 14:03 UTC