Arsenal midfielder Ainsley Maitland-Niles hailed Raheem Sterling as “brave” for speaking out about racial abuse and claims he suffered from a similar incident as a 12-year-old. Sterling was subjected to alleged racial abuse during Manchester City’s Premier League defeat at Chelsea on Saturday. The player later issued a statement accusing the media of fuelling racism in the way it reports certain stories about black players. The incident has again moved the debate over the task of tackling the issue in football back into the spotlight – with Maitland-Niles revealing his own experiences of racism. Raheem Sterling was the victim of alleged racial abuse against Chelsea...
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