Danny Murphy has hailed England and Manchester City star Raheem Sterling for being a great example and role model to youngsters with his conduct on and off the pitch.The 24-year-old has received widespread praise over the past week after his hat-trick display in the Three Lions 5-0 win over Czech Republic.
1Raheem Sterling pays tribute to 13 year old Damary Dawkins who recently died.He had helped the schoolboy try and find a donor in his battle with cancer.May your soul rest in peace. Pure class pic.twitter.com/mYPZDKxWZG— talkSPORT (@talkSPORT) March 22, 2019After the win over the Czechs, Sterling also stayed behind at Wembley to visit participants of the Football Beyond Borders charity who had just seen his three-goal performance.He even signed his match-worn shirt and donated it to their cause.Sterling has matured immensely as a player since joining Pep Guardiolas Manchester City side, but has also matured off the pitch as well. And, after years of negative headlines about his personal life, Murphy wanted to pay a special tribute to the former Liverpool star, saying not enough attention is paid to the good footballers do.He told talkSPORT host Jim White: Weve talked a lot about Raheem Sterling and how much hes evolved on the pitch hes in the top three or four in European football for goals and assists this season.But hes doing a lot off the field which I feel needs highlighting.Not just Sterling, but anybody, I dont think we do it enough. I think were always already ready to jump on people when theyve done things wrong, and Sterling has done some things wrong, but theres no coincidence that hes maturing off the field as well as maturing on it.
After scoring a hat-trick for England, Raheem Sterling didnt go home…He spent time meeting people from the Football Beyond Borders Charity He donated shirts to help them change the lives of young people using sport What a man he is pic.twitter.com/2YJDF4ODvf— talkSPORT (@talkSPORT) March 23, 2019Sterling who has millions of followers on social media has been desperately trying to create more awareness around the issue of blood cancer and getting blood tests, which I think is fantastic and shows his maturity and about how much hes caring about other things off the pitch.Sterling is not just doing wonderful on the pitch, hes becoming somebody young boys and girls can look up to, because this is the type of stuff that doesnt get talked about enough.
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View this post on Instagram Never give up on your dreams A post shared by talkSPORT (@talksport) onI think what is always exciting is when you get any player who goes through the mill and comes out the other side in a positive way.Raheem is a great example for young lads, that it doesnt go smoothly all the time and its not going to be perfect and when you get knocked down, when England fans are booing you and the media are hammering him for his tattoos or laughing gas or whatever, hes had the strength to say: I can come through this.Listen back to what Danny Murphy had to say about Raheem Sterling IN FULL below
Supporting terminally ill kids Raising awareness of blood cancer Meeting charities after gamesI want to highlight the off-field stuff Sterling does, we dont do it enough.Danny Murphy stops to pay tribute to the other work @Sterling7 is doing pic.twitter.com/vugob45dR8— talkSPORT (@talkSPORT) March 25, 2019
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