AL KHOR (VG) Armed burglars are said to have broken into Raheem Sterling’s house, according to various media.
For the round of 16 against Senegal Illuminated England that Sterling was unavailable for the games due to a “family matter”.
writes the BBC Sunday night that intruders should have entered the Chelsea player’s home, and that his family should have been present while it was happening.
England manager Gareth Southgate confirmed after the match that Sterling is on his way home from Qatar.
The sun first reported the news.
– We wish him and his family well. We hope everyone is well. I heard about it just before the game. I don’t know more, but we wish him the best, Eric Dier tells VG and other media outlets.
England captain Harry Kane has also been asked about his team-mate after the round of 16.
– Our thoughts are with him and his family. We have to deal with it day by day. The most important thing is that he makes the best decision for his family, Kane said at the press conference following the win.
For years, Premier League players have been exposed to burglaries. Last month wrote VG about increasing security around Erling Braut Haaland.
– He will fly home, and family is obviously the most important thing in such situations, Sterling manager Gareth Southgate said after the match.
Sterling has three children.
– We want to give him the time he needs and we will see how he develops in the coming days, continued Southgate.
The Chelsea winger, who has pasts for both Manchester City and Liverpool, started the first two World Cup matches for England against Iran and the United States respectively.
He sat on the bench in the final group stage match against Wales.
Just an hour and a half before England’s Round of 16 match against Senegal, news of Sterling’s withdrawal from the match broke on Twitter.
England won 3-0 over Senegal to comfortably progress to the quarter-finals of the World Cup. There they meet France.
