Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan has praised team-mate Raheem Sterling following his Instagram post on Sunday spotlighting racism in football.
Sterling post came a day after he was allegedly racially abused during his team's clash with Chelsea in the Premier League. The England international contrasted articles covering white and black players and argued some newspapers "fuel racism."
The Times' Jonathan Northcroft tweeted a photo of Sterling's statement in full:
Jonathan NorthcroftHuge respect to @sterling7 for confronting this head on. The coverage he points to is institutional racism in a nutshell and overt racism - eg abuse of black players at matches - is where that insidious path leads.