Raheem Sterling focused on Premier League finale after collecting FWA award

Raheem Sterling insists he is preparing for the biggest game of his life after receiving the Football Writers Association Footballer of the Year award.A stunning season with Manchester City and England has been backed up by impressive work off the pitch fighting racism in football and society.Sterlings form this season has earned him the PFA Young Player of the Year gong and FWA Footballer of the Year trophy, which he collected in London on Thursday.Manchester City head to their final game of the season at Brighton on Sunday a point clear of Liverpool, who host Wolves, at the top of the Premier League, and Sterling knows the magnitude.Best way to silence the haters (and yeah I mean racists) #2019 #getsomeeducation pic.twitter.com/ohhkOJtdey Raheem Sterling (@sterling7) March 25, 2019In his acceptance speech at the FWA dinner he said: Right now, being here and getting voted the Writers player of the year is amazing and on Sunday I have the biggest game of my life to go and win. Its very special.He added: My mum is the biggest inspiration on my life, whenever something is going wrong I always think of my mum. She is always fighting, I have seen her fighting through the hardest things. If I see what she is capable of, thats where I get my fight from.Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola also wrote to congratulate Sterling in the evenings programme and praised him for his stance against racism. He wrote: He has faced so much adversity and instead of hiding from it, he has taken control and become a role model for young people everywhere.I cannot image how damaging it must be for a black person to hear the things that have been directed at him but the way he has handled it has been amazing.Manchester Citys Nikita Parris and Raheem Sterling during the FWA Footballer of the Year Dinner (Steven Paston/PA)Earlier, forward Nikita Parris thanked Manchester City for their support after winning theFWAWomens Footballer of the Year award.The England striker said: Its massively improved me as a player, I wouldnt be here without the support of Manchester City.The support they give the women and men is unbelievable. We continue to push on to win trophies, its great Raheem and I are here but we keep wanting to win awards with the team.(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){

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