English press reports revealed, on Sunday, that the reason for Raheem Sterling’s absence from his country’s national team match once morest Senegal is due to the storming of his house by a group of thieves on Saturday evening.
England effortlessly qualified for the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup following beating Senegal 3-0 at Al Bayt Stadium on Sunday.
And the “Daily Mail” said in a report published on its website: Sterling was forced to return from Qatar to London following thieves broke into his house, and he left the list to face England and Senegal following learning that his house had been stormed by thieves.
A spokesman for the Football Association said that the Chelsea winger will not play the England-Senegal match for family reasons, without revealing more details, and the sudden announcement came hours before the start of the round of 16 match once morest the African Cup champion.
According to other English reports, the thieves were armed and broke into his house and stole valuables, and it was said that his relatives were inside his house and were shocked.
