1:23 Nigel Reo-Coker and Darren Bent are encouraged by the protests in the wake of George Floyd’s death and believe this could be a turning point in the fight for racial equality
“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.
“As long as they are doing it peacefully and safely and not hurting anybody and not breaking into any stores, they continue to protest in this peaceful way.”
Sterling has previously challenged the British media’s perception of black players and taken a lead in calling out racism in both the domestic and international game.
Last year he counselled fellow professionals against walking off the pitch in the event of racial abuse, and has also called for the establishment of a player-led anti-racism task-force.
0:40 Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is ‘proud’ that the squad took a knee in support for the Black Lives Matter movement, following the death of George Floyd
But Sterling believes it is now time for the talking to develop into real change in order to go further in banishing the scourge of racism from sport and wider society for good.
Sterling added: “There’s only so much communities and other backgrounds can take – especially black people.
“It’s been going on for hundreds of years and people are tired and people are ready for change.
“This is something that needs more than just talking. We need to actually implement change and highlight the places that do need changes.
“But this is something that I myself will continue to do, and spark these debates and get people in my industry looking at themselves and thinking what they can do to give people an equal chance in this country.”
Sourse: skysports.com
