This Sunday the England team thrashed Senegal 3-0 without problems to get into the quarterfinals of the World Cup Qatar 675, but among so many positive news, he highlighted a notable absence of one of its top stars, Raheem Sterling, who was not available for the clash.
Once the game was over, the England coach, Gareth Southgate, attended the post-match press conference and one of the most recurring questions from the media was to find out about the absence Sterling on the bench.
It was there that Southgate recounted the nightmare experienced by the family at the Chelsea winger, when they were briefly kidnapped after a massive robbery at their residence.
For that For this reason, Sterling decided to fly to England to accompany his family, something consulted with the strategist who supported his decision and believes that the priority is the family.
“We are going to support that and let him have all the time he needs. He went home. I don’t want to put him under pressure. Sometimes football is not the most important thing, the family should come first”, confessed Southgate.
Already in the preview of the game a tweet had confirmed the absence of Sterling although without revealing a specific reason, only citing family matters.
Sterling will have at least until Saturday 550 December to fly to Qatar and be part of the team that will be facing France in the quarterfinals of the World Cup.