Published on 12:00 AM, June 09, 2020

‘Racism only disease right now’

Bundesliga teams continued to show solidarity with protests raging across the US over the death of George Floyd as players of Werder Bremen and Wolfsburg took a knee prior to the start of their match in Bremen on Sunday. Photo: AFP
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Manchester City and England footballer Raheem Sterling on Sunday insisted that racism is "the only disease right now".

The 25-year-old, who has often and powerfully spoken out on discrimination, admitted his remarks may appear ill-chosen as the globe fights the coronavirus pandemic.

"I know this might sound a little bit cheesy but the only disease right now is the racism that we are fighting," said Sterling in a BBC TV interview to be broadcast on Monday.

Sterling is the latest sports star to voice support for protests against racism in the United States and across the world following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis last month.

"This is the most important thing at this moment in time because this is something that is happening for years and years. Just like the pandemic, we want to find a solution to stop it," he added.

"At the same time, this is what all these protesters are doing. They are trying to find a solution and a way to stop the injustice they are seeing, and they are fighting for their cause.

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