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Marco Verratti is happy to meet England in the final

England deserve final spot despite 'generous' penalty

Italy midfielder Marco Verratti feels the spot-kick Raheem Sterling won in England's Euro 2020 semi-final victory over Denmark was "a bit of a generous penalty".

Soccer • 08 Jul 21

England take on Italy in the Euro 2020 final

England have achieved nothing yet, warns Kane

Captain Harry Kane insists England that his side's semi-final victory over Denmark will count for nothing if they don't beat Italy at the weekend, after they reached the Euro 2020 final.

Soccer • 08 Jul 21

Raheem Sterling goes to ground at Wembley

Hamann left VAR-y disappointed by penalty decision

Didi Hamann believes that a "blatant dive" from England attacker Raheem Sterling and VAR's failure to flag it as such cost Denmark the chance of a place in the final of Euro 2020.

Euro 2020 • 08 Jul 21

The Man City player has bagged three goals so far at Euro 2020

Southgate hails resilience of 'fighter' Sterling

Gareth Southgate has praised Raheem Sterling's "incredible resilience and hunger" after the Manchester City forward helped them reach the quarter-finals of Euro 2020.

Soccer • 01 Jul 21

Raheem Sterling celebrates after scoring England's winner

England should have no fear in next round - Sterling

Raheem Sterling believes England must go into the Euro 2020 knockout phase with no fear after beating the Czech Republic.

Soccer • 22 Jun 21

Southgate shakes hands with Sterling after he was withdrawn late on

Southgate glad Sterling has put tournament 'hex' to bed

Gareth Southgate insists Raheem Sterling deserves to be trusted by England after firing them to an opening Euro 2020 win over Croatia.

Euro 2020 • 13 Jun 21

Raheem Sterling netted the only goal of a mostly dull affair

Sterling gets England off to flying start in Euro 2020

Raheem Sterling scored his first goal at a major tournament to give England a 1-0 win over Croatia in their Euro 2020 Group D opener.

Euro 2020 • 13 Jun 21

Marcos Alonso's goal meant City will have to wait to secure the title

Sterling: 'Frustrating' to have to wait for title

Raheem Sterling admitted Manchester City were frustrated not to get the Premier League title wrapped up on the field on Saturday.

Soccer • 09 May 21

Gabriel Jesus scores Manchester City's second goal

More records fall as City stroll past Monchengladbach

Bernardo Silva and Gabriel Jesus struck as Manchester City put one foot in the Champions League quarter-finals with a comfortable 2-0 win over Borussia Monchengladbach.

Soccer • 24 Feb 21

Sterling's goal restored Man City's 10-point advantage at the top

Man City extend winning run against stubborn Arsenal

Raheem Sterling's early header proved enough for Premier League leaders Manchester City to win at Arsenal and pick up their 18th successive victory in all competitions.

Soccer • 21 Feb 21

Bilic embraces City manager Pep Guardiola folling the 1-1 draw last night

Bilic 'calm' as speculation over Baggies future mounts

Slaven Bilic admitted his future is out of his hands as speculation that he could be sacked by West Brom continued even after they took a point off an under-par Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium.

Soccer • 16 Dec 20

Kevin De Bruyne slots home City's second

De Bruyne stars as Man City coast past Fulham

Raheem Sterling and Kevin De Bruyne struck early on as Manchester City continued their climb up the Premier League table with a routine 2-0 victory over Fulham.

Soccer • 05 Dec 20

Nations League: Defeats for England, Scotland and NI

Early goals by Youri Tielemans and Dries Mertens earned Belgium a comfortable 2-0 victory over England as they strengthened their grip on top spot in Nations League Group A2 in Leuven.

Soccer • 15 Nov 20

Ex-Manchester City youth player Wisten dies aged 17

Raheem Sterling and Aymeric Laporte have led the tributes to former Manchester City youth-team player Jeremy Wisten, who has died at the age of 17.

Soccer • 26 Oct 20

Raheem Sterling: "I want to be a helping hand."

Sterling to launch foundation to help deprived children

Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling is planning to launch a foundation aimed at helping disadvantaged young people.

Soccer • 25 Oct 20

Guardiola defends Aguero over contact with Sian Massey

Pep Guardiola has defended striker Sergio Aguero after he was criticised for putting his arm on the shoulder of assistant referee Sian Massey-Ellis.

Soccer • 17 Oct 20

Raheem Sterling (R) celebrates what proved to be the only goal

Sterling the difference as Man City edge Arsenal

Raheem Sterling's first-half goal was enough for Pep Guardiola to get one over his old assistant as Manchester City edged out Mikel Arteta's Arsenal 1-0.

Soccer • 17 Oct 20

Raheem Sterling scores his side's second goal

Sterling bags brace in Manchester City stroll

Raheem Sterling struck twice as holders Manchester City eased into the quarter-finals of Carabao Cup with a comfortable 3-0 win at Burnley.

Soccer • 30 Sep 20

'Just to be safe, I'll quarantine myself and just take it easy'

Usain Bolt self-isolating after coronavirus test

Eight-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt has confirmed he is in quarantine as he awaits the result of a coronavirus test.

Athletics • 24 Aug 20

Man City crash out as Lyon reach Champions League semis

Moussa Dembele struck either side of Raheem Sterling's late glaring miss as Lyon stunned Manchester City to reach the Champions Legaue semi-finals with a 3-1 win in Lisbon.

Soccer • 15 Aug 20

Raheem Sterling wearing a Kick It Out anti-racism shirt in 2019

Sterling: Racism 'the only disease right now'

England forward Raheem Sterling has given his backing to the anti-racism protests gripping the world in the wake of George Floyd's death in the United States.

Soccer • 08 Jun 20

Pearson: "Yes, we would like to restart it but it's got to be safe"

Pearson fearful of fatality if Premier League resumes

Watford manager Nigel Pearson has raised concerns about a coronavirus-related death in the Premier League and urged caution before a decision is made about whether to resume the season.

Soccer • 16 May 20

Danny Rose is not keen to return to action until it's safe to do so

Danny Rose furious with plans for Premier League return

Tottenham and England defender Danny Rose has branded plans to bring Premier League football back next month as "b******s" and slammed the notion that sport should be used to raise the public's spirits following the coronavirus lockdown.

Soccer • 12 May 20

Heskey 'chased from game' in racist incident as a teen

Former England international Emile Heskey says he suffered more racist abuse off the field than within stadiums, while recalling an incident from his teenage years.

Soccer • 28 Feb 20

Pep Guardiola insists he trusts the people behind the scenes at Manchester City

Guardiola trusts in City ahead of UEFA ban fight

Pep Guardiola has full confidence in Manchester City as they take their battle against their Champions League expulsion to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Soccer • 26 Feb 20