By AFP More by this AuthorLONDONManchester City and England footballer Raheem Sterling on Sunday insisted that racism is "the only disease right now". "I know this might sound a little bit cheesy but the only disease right now is the racism that we are fighting," said Sterling in a BBC TV interview to be broadcast on Monday. Sterling is the latest sports star to voice support for protests against racism in the United States and across the world following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis last month. Sterling has previously been prominent in calling out racism in both the domestic and international game. But Sterling believes it is now time for the talking to develop into real change - in society and in the notoriously tribal world of professional football.

Source: Daily Nation June 08, 2020 09:33 UTC