The English Media Failed Raheem Sterling.

[@gabeenis]

always bewildered me how english media's always been the worst to their own homegrown players

[@luckymosola8196]

I honestly think they'd rather the national team be all white than win trophies.

[@AuntieTrichome]

Only the French press is 100% behind their national players 😂

[@brianngure151]

@@AuntieTrichomelol

[@Ajspecial1000]

You mean their black players

[@xax2952]

​@@luckymosola8196 i would rather that the team is actually english

[@Wooldrog]

sterling was hammered in the press relentlessly for having a gun tattoo, but just last season, foden's celebration for most of last season was to point an imagination gun and shoot it where was all the uproar for that

[@Vizeh]

It’s baffling isn’t it

[@SteveAustin-zv1nn]

To be fair, nobody normal cared about Sterling's tattoo. It seemed to be the obsession of that one Sun reporter. So it doesn't surprise me nobody normal cares about Foden's celebration either.

[@metroop]

Even Fifa won't have that celebration

[@kirstyriordan5977]

Exactly!

[@NaZtRdAmUs]

"The Sun/ Daily Mail" say no more...

[@Vizeh]

Can’t believe how long it went on for man

[@Nayfus9]

They really got me thinking ndombele was a strong dm cuz of comentators

[@leeadamson5504]

Scumbag English fans say no more.....

[@iliyasesoof17]

As a 2A absolutist, that gun tattoo is cool asf

[@JesperLevi]

The writer’s in these media outlets need to hold accountable too.

[@friv7501]

I'd say the people that pressure them to do that to get numbers should also

[@Vizeh]

Many have, I imagine they no longer care at that point

[@jjcatracho0]

Whoever wrote these articles is clearly just jealous he’s black AND rich

[@nathanb286]

This just shows the clear racism problem in this part of the media with infamously inaccurate publications like the Sun and the Daily Mail. Other young black players like Bukayo Saka and Marcus Rashford have also had this kind of scapegoat treatment, especially internationally.

[@tobikaye2942]

I hate to say it but that can’t really take root without a deep well of racists within English society. The media can tell you whatever they want. But you’ll swallow it whole if you are a racist and if you aren’t basic logic would show you it couldn’t be true

[@BrunoSilva1995]

They do that to every player they don't like without any care for their skin color The tattoo issue it's not racial, how many times do they blame certain games to crimes as well? To many

[@nathanb286]

@@BrunoSilva1995 It definitely is racial. I can’t think of a white player that has recieved anything like the treatment the 3 I mentioned had

[@darrylkemp3253]

@@nathanb286 David Beckham after 98 , Maguire, Rooney, Adams , Beardsley,

[@Ruscococo1]

@@nathanb286 Other countries are way more racist than England, look at China and a lot of African countries then look at eastern europe and Italy. People always criticise the UK for being so racist but no one looks into or calls out other countries or cultures.

[@CWZimba]

I see why a certain Merseyside club banned that newspaper 😊

[@ProfessionalNonce]

Multiple time premier league and FA cup winner,one of the best players England had in the 2020 euro run,close to 200 premier league goals,and has the best run in football history. He needs to be respected

[@Vizeh]

I hope if or when he retires people may look to him in a better light

[@N00000OOOOBY]

name is crazzy

[@ProfessionalNonce]

@@N00000OOOOBY I get that a lot

[@N00000OOOOBY]

@@ProfessionalNonce dont worry, im a professional nonce too

[@madeupstory9510]

Call me an idiot but I've always said that he has a better pl legacy than Ronaldo.

[@aaronmercer8318]

Bruh adding words to his statement like that should be defamation

[@dishantithomas4198]

To be honest, even if he tried he wouldn't win that. Johnny Depp tried to sue them for defamation and he lost even though it was blatantly obvious what they were doing

[@Shendersonsports3003]

I’m Scottish, but even I can admit that Sterling was a key player in England’s run to the final in the 2020 euros. Never understood the abuse he gets, but then again, the English football media is super toxic.

[@Vizeh]

The one positive is that in recent years the targeted attacks has calmed down

[@Oakeedokee7]

​@@Vizeh I think the tattoo on his leg was the last major targeting he got if I am not mistaken. A complete overreaction to what was a symbolic tattoo.

[@abasudoh7459]

​@@VizehBecause they're looking for new targets, probably Bellingham or Saka next

[@OnlyOneFootball-og9rc]

@@abasudoh7459Bellingham is already getting hate

[@All3cannons]

It’s very simple. They don’t look at black players as English. So they treat them accordingly. Especially young confidence ones that leave a big club like Liverpool to win stuff at city before city where a powerhouse. It’s calculated and has been going on for decades across all sports.

[@chip1464]

Why did this video underperform, its pretty good

[@KyuubiMal]

Jack Grealish gets praised for living the party life, hmmm I wonder why?

[@3nyx]

The tattoo backlash was just ridiculous 😂😂 Then Foden gets praised for his great gun celebration

[@Devster_10]

Sterling could have been one of the best wingers in the history of the premier league in my opinion. Its the immense pressure and abuse stopped him to achieve that.

[@Vizeh]

I feel like he’s incredibly underrated in these debates

[@DJJ616]

I think he is one of the best prem wingers ever when you look at his resume The only thing that will stop him from being an all time great is if his Chelsea tenure continues the way it’s started

[@jadencedras6878]

He is though he was constantly hitting double figures for city while pep was shoving all over the front line he's one of the most disrespected footballers of all time imo from his generation only son Saka hazard and Salah can say they clear him

[@gbekeloluwaiyun4755]

He is For 6 years at Man City he was one of the best Even during that 13/14 season, he still hit double figures But it's just his time at Chelsea It always had to be Chelsea

[@PkNitro]

@@jadencedras6878Snuck Saka in there like we wouldn’t notice, that’s disrespectful to Sterling’s impressive career . Also where’s Sadio Mane?

[@nollienick1121]

I’m not even English. And I notice a bias in who English media slander. There is a common link.

[@Alez94]

Well the media have done this to so many players either hyping them up or just straight up bullying them

[@Vizeh]

I agree but Sterling by some distance I believe was targeted the most

[@Alez94]

@@Vizeh Oh yeah I agree that Sterling is clearly one of the worst affected but I mean loads of players get the same treatment and some players get treated so well by the media

[@vanir5346]

I don't understand why you can't just sue this people

[@boysinblue2128]

Sterling was brilliant at city but his performances at the end was slightly underwhelming. I would never judge him on his skin colour or personal life. I only judge him on his football skill but even then. On his day, he's one of the best. The Sun newspaper is disgusting and disgraceful

[@Vizeh]

The Sun to no surprise is called ‘The Scum’ for a reason

[@wedzistar1]

He scored 17 goals for city in his last season . How many did Grealish his replacement score? How many has Doku scored? Playing in a terrible Chelsea team Sterling scored 19 goals for Chelsea . How many have Grealish and Doku scored during that time ?

[@dietwater1042]

You guys understand why us Liverpool fans hate the sun now? It goes deeper than just Hillsborough. It’s genuinely just a rag of a magazine to this day

[@fireproximity4225]

One of the most brutal moments for Sterling last year was the FA Cup tie against Leicester (the game where he skied the Free kick). He was getting a lot of heat from the home crowd due to his missed chances (and missed penalty iirc), but since his arrival at Stamford Bridge he is a player that never complains and always shows up, deserves a lot more respect or at least a lot less hate.

[@Vizeh]

I remember how much he was booed that day, it was a wild sight man

[@teeqx7361]

Bro that performance was utter dross. Call it as it was

[@der-carter.]

i just cannot wrap my head around the greggs thing like oh how could he, how can someone like him eat at greggs - his meals should cost the gdp of a small country minimum

[@Vizeh]

It’s disgraceful mate

[@ShrimpsonH]

Not just scraping the bottom of the barrel atp, the barrel has been worn away and you’re just digging now

[@23pushingp]

Racism is a helluva drug. Thanks for this vid, had no idea

[@Midtable1881]

If England ever win the World Cup or Euros, I don't think our media would know how to process it.

[@au6769]

I’ll never forget growing up thinking he had like 11 kids to different mothers because of The Sun

[@francisugboko]

The English media has in a way failed Saka and Rashford too.

[@Vizeh]

Rashford due to the Political input is slightly different, however I do agree they can become easy targets

[@qwertyasd3458]

​@@VizehCan you tell what's the matter? Seems like I missed what it was about

[@vzheyko]

Saka has bottled 2 championships. Don’t even compare him to Raz x

[@jegna4]

@@vzheykowhat has rashford won?

[@vzheyko]

@@jegna4 nothing, just like Saka. I didn’t say even a word about him mate.

[@B_Urban]

Raheem was what people think Foden is.....at a point in time englands best player by a country mile

[@georgesst-pierre6596]

Next Sun headline: " Lazy Raheem Sterling gets caught WALKING on the sidewalk outside his 2.5m mansion, despite RUNNING when on the football pitch"

[@hendersongalbreath1072]

Alberto Moreno's tattoos are worth a video all on their own, really.

[@Vizeh]

That’s an understatement and a half that😂

[@constantinentakos2907]

I'm new to football, and fell in love with Raheem Sterling during that 2020 run, he'll always be one of my favourite players

[@Vizeh]

Love that mate❤

[@chanendlerbong]

Imagine if he missed a penalty against Italy in Euro 2021 final instead of Saka 💀💀

[@Ananas-280]

"He could've been killed"

[@Nayfus9]

​@@Ananas-280 KHLHKHJJJJH

[@JoshuaFCB]

He was criticized still for not stepping up.

[@mmxcii9169]

@@JoshuaFCBloool what about jack grealish and stones for not stepping up

[@Oakeedokee7]

It's because Sterling's black. Plain and simple. He's not a controversial figure, unless speaking out on racism is somehow controversial. Was he immature as a teenager? Sure, we all were, however he has matured and he was on his day an amazing player. Don't think most English fans will ever fully appreciate how good Sterling was in his prime. I genuinely wish him the best.

[@JustinOlpompa]

If anything Sterlings personality is very likable. I don’t know many things hes done or said that can make people dislike him or hate him.

[@nollienick1121]

Yep. Seems the English media always picks on their black players. Weird. Quite sad.

[@Nayfus9]

Mi general

[@shaneh1872]

If anything he's extremely likeable, I'm a UTD fan but I've always liked Sterling. Although he had moments of immaturity (who doesn't) he was exciting to watch and is a great guy. Our media is extremely disgusting no matter how you look at it, constant lies, racist biases and other things it's extremely bad

[@e-star1011]

So then explain Bellingham's and Toney's media hype then

[@darrylkemp3253]

Wayne Rooney being called Shrek , Maguire called slab head , Beardsley called Quasimodo, tony Adams labelled donkey... The press blast white footballers too btw

[@LxkzII]

You’ve gotta be fucking kidding me

[@darrylkemp3253]

@@LxkzII no I'm deadly serious. David Beckham after 98 Southgate after 96 .

[@isaywhatithink1223]

​@@darrylkemp3253ah but that doesn't fit the narrative you see. it only counts if they are black. you can slate a white guy allllllllll you want

[@zakenegative]

​@@darrylkemp3253 what you mention holds nothing on what the press said about sterling and other black footballers

[@zakenegative]

​@@darrylkemp3253 None of the players you mention have ever been told to go back to their country or been racialy abused

[@rpc808]

That type of stuff is crazy. It sucks how the media doesn't make sense.

[@bimapriyoanugerah363]

I love how Europe/American people promotes no racism in the football but they are THE BIGGEST RACIST not only in sports, but in real life itself. Make it make sense

[@jtokes9400]

The one that always baffled me was the same newspaper that basically saying Raheem had too much money for buying his mum a house when he was a starter for Liverpool. The same newspaper praised a Chelsea reserve player buying his dad a £26,000 car despite him never playing in the first team and he now plays for Woking.. always stuck with me how morally corrupt that was

[@kundaimazarura367]

I always thought he was a bad guy...me and my brother would always make fun of him. I never knew where it came from. Because every time he was in the news, it would be negative. Thats really sad. And I'm sorry I was part of it

[@tuukka1827]

This is the problem. Blind baseless hate from media and people dont question it. And racists are racists

[@zayblackberettaa]

My favorite player since #31 Liverpool days

[@420benton2]

Remember only black players are ever called lazy

[@Vizeh]

N’Golo Kante wants a word…

[@masilomoshesh1475]

They tend to be called hard workers as well which would be seen as racist by some. Crazy thing back in high school we used to call Ramires “hard worker”.

[@giovannit2k721]

Bs bruv

[@Ray03595]

@@masilomoshesh1475and English commentators love to say black players are “such a specimen”. They’re really not as clever as they think

[@calebkidd]

i didnt know rich people had to spend all of their money

[@MEFelix-i1c]

What a banger of a video, I swear this was my first time going through a video without skipping even a few seconds.Thank you ❤

[@benwalsham4093]

I hope raheem sees this, done so much for London and this country never deserved any of this hate

[@chriscole9469]

As someone that lives in the US it’s crazy to see how big/influential the tabloid press is in the UK. Yes, we have the National Enquirer here, but it rarely has sports on their front pages and the only people that buy them (if you can find it in your local grocery store) are… actually I’ve never seen a single person buy one…

[@Vizeh]

Yeah it’s very different over here, imagine the impact of your press on politics put into football (slightly)

[@doubleplusdanny]

Yeah, it’d be odd to see a Bigfoot article from the Enquirer next to an EPL headline.

[@nollienick1121]

Right we have tabloids but only see them at the checkouts of store lol.

[@chriscole9469]

@@Vizeh While you were in North Carolina for the Soccer Tournament (the stadium is 5-10 minutes from my old apartment in Cary, NC) did you have a chance to pay attention to how sports news is done here? Unless it’s on a sports channel you really don’t get any “sporting” news here. Yeah, the athletes here make shit tons of money, but no one here really cares about their mansions or nights out on the town. We just want to know if they are playing, inured, or suspended/arrested with the very last part ever tipping to the tabloid coverage that you have in England.

[@meentage]

He definitely needs to sue them one way or the other

[@mychannel3774]

Very well said… 👏

[@Adrian-zg8vn]

I just don’t understand him getting booed every game he touches the ball it’s sad to see

[@Rookierook006]

Any this kids is why the legacy media is dead. The disrespect to their own is insane.

[@thestooshie]

the reference to damilola taylor is even more mental because he was killed in the year 2000 … eighteen years before the controversy when sterling was a grand total of six years old

[@bryansolares573]

I will always remember sterling with ridiculous tap in misses especially in the champions league 😂

[@Vizeh]

That Lyon miss may actual haunt City fans forever

[@Ananas-280]

​@@Vizeh You absolutely right i sometimes think about it at midnight and just feel some shivers down my spine

[@deezgamer6353]

Why do they say the smallest things and hammer him for it "RAHEEM STERLING LIKES GREGS BUT LIVES IN A 3MILLION HOUSE"

[@luckymosola8196]

He should only be eating caviar and foie gras like the elitist snob he is!!! Insane.

[@nollienick1121]

That’s just sounds like a relatable guy lol.

[@Vizeh]

Don’t forget “HIS £500K LIMITED EDITION CAR” and “HIS ABSENT DAD WAS SHOT DEAD”

[@timeless_heritage]

If I was head of Manscaped I'd pay you double for your good work lad. Take care of your bollocks everyone. Shoutout Raheem Sterling too.

[@Vizeh]

Cheers lad😂

[@Chassnchow1011]

That’s why he should’ve played for his native country Jamaica. He English until he misses a goal he’s a black

[@chinny18]

The ones that parroted for "equality" turned into "for all but not for thee". Makes me thinking to be careful when reading mainstream articles. Sterling is a good player but that obsession for attacking him for reasons is now becoming unwarranted. Good for him that he's focused on the game and not what the media says about him. That causes other players to succumb to it when affected.

[@jeffzhou1475]

The media is already starting to turn on Bellingham. This will never end

[@Ananas-280]

Raheem had an incredible talent, one of the best premier League wingers, he was a lethal finisher and pacey and dribbly, he's got it all So sad what happened to him and it's mostly due to media, the pressure they put him under was unbearable and made him almost like he forgot how to score all together like he literally lost all his game As a cityzen i honestly feel happy when i see him do well sometimes and chelsea and just wish him well The media failed him and caused all his trouble, as they did many times before

[@Vizeh]

Love that man, thank you for your comment

[@Ananas-280]

@@Vizeh awh thank you for that one of the reasons why i like your channel and content the most out of all the others, you're not just a mainstream football channel and only talk about relevant events, transfers, matches and all but actually put a spotlight on things like this which are very important but sadly it's not trendy so no one actually cares to talk about them Thank you so much for this video and for your work, big ups Mate 🩵

[@wedzistar1]

He still out scores his competition Doku and Grealish?

[@teeqx7361]

Don’t know if I’d say lethal finisher. Great player in his prime tho

[@benjaminowolabi6891]

Why didnt he sue these media houses?

[@dishantithomas4198]

Who knows if he actually thought about it but these sort of lawsuits are basically impossible to win. Just look back to the time that Johnny Depp sued them for defamation. It almost never goes well

[@Артемсергеев-ы4с]

I really feel sorry for him. Yes, I hate his dives but I don't like the media hating on him for whatever he does: "Sterling donates 1 mil to charity is good but he could have donated more with the salary of 20 millions per year" that's disgusting. While some players getting glazed for every step, this guy is hated for no reason

[@Octographyy]

This is totally disgraceful

[@bodelieriwan2773]

One of the most important and consistent wingers across the last century… incredibly underrated at the moment

[@isaywhatithink1223]

consistent at running fast and scoring tap ins and missing sitters to the point Pep eventually sold him. I think he has been over rated his whole career and now his pace is going he can't even get in the chelsea squad

[@FunWithMemesFunWithMemes]

I look forward to the day these tabloids get sued into bankruptcy

[@LegoThomasMuller]

That Moreno tattoo is incredible

[@ccchan2649]

I'm a Man United fan and even I've never had any problem with Raheem Sterling. This is just a reflection of how much disdain I have for the mainstream media that I totally ignore what they spew and just use my own opinions. Raheem has always seemed like a pretty decent person to me and fantastic footballer. Seeing everything laid out in this video galvanises my decision to leave the MSM behind.

[@airillegalpodcast]

I wonder what the point of media is, it's clearly not to inform people of things, Sterling is awesome i loved him since his start at liverpool

[@mrmeeseeks2534]

Not only did they fail him,they’ve abused him and belittled him .

[@LordBathtub]

The tattoo is a crime of cringe but not anything deeper than that 😂

[@aprixal]

I wish I could repost this video

[@kirstyriordan5977]

It’s horrible the way he is treat! It really upsets me! He deserves better!

[@Nikwagner_]

never liked sterling , but sun/daily are just bein haters

[@alaska4joe]

Let alone Arsenal called the Gunners

[@Ai37-vb3ko]

they would’ve treated saka the same after the euros if he hadn’t done so well since

[@DJYunkHank]

As a Liverpool supporter, Raheem failed himself. Don't care about what the media did after he left us.

[@ElEmElEkv13]

If media hatered towards a player is purely racism motivated just imagine how black Beckham must've been back in the day...

[@chelseajacques_]

I'm a Chelsea fan, and while I have my criticism regarding how he sometimes shows up in games(yes there's games where he absolutely forked out a MOTM performance), Sterling is easily one of my favourite players in the team because he seems to be a really nice down to earth guy. As for him eating at Greggs, flying on budget airlines, and not buying the most expensive clothes - it seems he's more in-touch how a lot of football fans and Joe Public go on with their lives everyday. I say good on him, he can spend his money the way he wants to.

[@Vizeh]

Love that man

[@dm1llz1]

English media treats the players like American media with actors. Gives me Brittany spears vibes

[@oliverkeverenge9819]

Last season they tried this madness with Ten Hag that he had to ban some media houses from press conferences. The English media is disgusting.

[@Xxx_EDITS01]

A while ago there was an article criticizing him buying a new house for his mother cos apparently it’s showing off his money and that’s just the media being dickheads people have been calling him out for whatever they can for years

[@lwandomadikizela2213]

The English media is and always cancer. Sterling after that horror miss against Lyon wasn't the same player he was in 2019 and he was about to reach his peak. It didn't help his cause to revive his career when the media always targets him for bad press and they've failed him. The same English media that blasted Rashford, Saka and Sancho for their miss against Italy. Raheem Sterling was on his way to become a Premier League great but after that miss against Lyon and the English media hounding him ruined any chances of that.

[@hunterlittle3843]

He’s become so underrated

[@Sean-zp5cx]

No wonder racism remains so rampant and underlying in society… especially England. If these are the type of headlines people consume, they will take it at face value without any critical thinking and let these harmful stereotypes bubble below the surface.

[@alkaliteeee]

Vizeh, genuinely ur videos are the best, I listen to ur videos to fall asleep everyday, keep it up!

[@Vizeh]

Glad you like them!❤️

[@dewagod6532]

english media support liverpool simple when he leave Liverpool everyone start hating him. Foden play so had nobody talk about it at all. Foden is the most protected player ever and he have the same role like sterling but he white of course he get protected.

[@mathi4022]

Now he plays for Arsenal 😅

[@ChrisMeerkat]

There's a big, fat 'elephant in the room'.... Anyone else see it?

[@wayneeast405]

To be honest his attitude didn't help but as a Liverpool fan I do feel for him.

[@motospider918]

i never knew this, as I live in the US. I’m very glad you made this video, it is a series of events that is simply a defamation of character. Unacceptable, idk how this is seen as okay by the people in the UK who read these bs stories

[@Vizeh]

Thank you mate, I’m glad it’s helped shed light on it!

[@lulkaku]

The sun absolute joke.

[@uragu1505]

The English media is awful however Raheem just really hasn’t been at his best

[@sam7520]

could also been his favorite gun in COD

[@hexigin8695]

I get why people hate Sterling as a player on the field, but a media outlet making shit and painting him as bad guy is just disgusting. I thought these guys were taught to put out news about the truth not blatant racism and misinformation

[@fruitloopslive]

well researched video, the english media have always been a lot of fucking clowns

[@RN25800]

one of the most underrated and disrespected english player of his generation

[@DanTheManCITY]

Sterling failed himself he lived off citys super midfield go back and watch all his goals, you cant tell me a player who left city at 27/28 with no injury issues dropped the way he has.

[@KJ28554]

The media may sometimes do him dirty But we can all agree that free kick against Leicester deserved all the slander it got 😂

[@Vizeh]

I will agree that the free-kick was incredible

[@RedFawcett]

Aw, you had to bring that up, did you? Sure it was good, but damn it.

[@Mind_of_kastro]

This video better go viral

[@joeyates3909]

absolute insanity, what could he have possibly done to them?

[@benroberts6303]

Great video Vizeh, you also have a great music taste of albums in your backround u are the goat my friend

[@RespecterAlexander]

The Sun… What a newspaper!

[@Mogzilla86]

Stereotypes exist for a reason

[@zakenegative]

That reason is just to have an excuse to be racist now

[@wolfroyal2376]

Chelsea fan here,without Sterling we wouldn't have played in any European tournament this season,he carried us at the start of the season till Palmer started playing at the highest level in the team and taking the spotlight,for some Chelsea fans it's hard to recognise that but Sterling makes a huge impact whenever he's playing,he might not give you a 9/10 or a 10/10 every week but he'll give you a 6/10 or a 7/10. The media didn't show he's worth at the start of the season but when he dropped that performance against Leicester everyone turned their back to him,thats really bad for the English media.