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Media To Blame For Targeting Of Black Players, Says Sterling

In the wake of the recent visibly vile and reported racist abuse Sterling received at Chelsea where City succumbed to their first defeat of the season, the former QPR and Liverpool player took to social media to address what he saw as the root cause to vitriol spouted from the terraces.  He blames the media for the hate he has been reviving.This is an example of soft news.

“For example, you have two young players starting out their careers, both play for the same team, both have done the right thing. Which is buy a new house for their mothers who have put in a lot of time and love into helping them get where they are. But look how the newspapers get their message across for the young black player and then for the young white player,” Sterling said in an unprecedented statement on Instagram.