Daniel Taylor,
You really need to do justice to Sterling when writing. He broke out at 16, playing top level football, and now he’s 31.
Out of these years, he was at the top for more than a decade. Many players don’t have that.
I’ll remind you of what he’s achieved just incase you’ve led many people on, people who possibly have amnesia. Y’all cannot rewrite history.
Sterling is the second youngest player to score for Liverpool, only behind Owen.
Golden boy award in ‘14 (Best U-21 player in Europe)
Scored over 100 goals in the premier league at age 27, the 8th youngest player to score over 100 goals. He’s also part of the PL-100 club.
5 Career Hat tricks…also scored the fastest hat trick in 18/19 season, it took him 13mins.
About 100 premier league appearances for Liverpool
Over 200 appearances for Man City, and playing under the most successful manager as a REGULAR.
PFA Young player of the year
FWA Footballer of the year
PFA Team of the year
UEFA Champions League Squad of the season twice
Liverpool Player of the year twice
He’s also an MBE, due to work he’s done for the black race. Promoting racial equality in sports.
It doesn’t end here.
4 Premier Leagues
1 FA Cup
5 Carabao Cups
1 Champions league and Carabao Cup runner up.
He also played close to 100 games for England, scoring many goals, very reliable and also led them to 2nd place at the Euros in 2020.
Let it be known that Raheem Sterling is a LEGEND of the game, especially in the premier league. Let your write ups always cover it.
Positive contents can do numbers, not just negatives.
Thanks, Daniel.
“I feel pity because he was such a fantastic footballer. But if you feel pity… it’s over.”
Jan Everse, the ex-Netherlands international, is not alone in feeling sad at Raheem Sterling’s decline.
The man once tipped to win a Ballon d’Or cannot even get off the bench for Feyenoord and faces an uncertain future.
So what’s gone wrong? And what happens next?
@DTathletic
nytimes.com/athletic/7253471…