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England star Raheem Sterling admits being abused at Chelsea pushed him to speak out against racism

Raheem Sterling has admitted the racist abuse he suffered against Chelsea in December 2018 forced him to speak out on the issue.

Sterling was abused when he retrieved a ball in front of the Matthew Harding stand during Manchester City's 2-0 Premier League defeat at Stamford Bridge that year.

The Blues conducted an investigation and banned for life a fan as well as issuing sanctions against five other supporters for their behaviour during the match, despite the Crown Prosecution Service deciding not to initiate any criminal prosecutions.

Raheem Sterling has admitted the racist abuse he suffered against Chelsea in December 2018 forced him to speak out

Raheem Sterling has admitted the racist abuse he suffered against Chelsea in December 2018 forced him to speak out

Sterling was abused when he retrieved a ball in front of the Matthew Harding stand during Manchester City's 2-0 Premier League defeat at Stamford Bridge

Sterling was abused when he retrieved a ball in front of the Matthew Harding stand during Manchester City's 2-0 Premier League defeat at Stamford Bridge

Powerful.