Manchester City and England star Raheem Sterling given standing ovation as he receives award for fight against racism from Gareth Southgate
By Press Association
Published: 21:51 BST, 25 April 2019 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 25 April 2019
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Raheem Sterling's strong stance against racism in football has been recognised at the BT Sport Industry Awards.
The Manchester City and England forward has highlighted media coverage of black players on his Instagram account and called on the game's authorities to clamp down on racist abuse, with team-mates Danny Rose and Callum Hudson-Odoi subjected to monkey chants during England's Euro 2020 qualifier away to Montenegro last month.
The 24-year-old was presented with the Integrity and Impact Award by England manager Gareth Southgate at the ceremony in London on Thursday.
