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Racism must be stopped like a disease - Man City's Raheem Sterling

Manchester City's England football international Raheem Sterling has backed anti-racism protests in Britain after the death of unarmed black man George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis.

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"The only disease right now is the racism that we are fighting," he told the BBC in an interview to be broadcast on Monday. "Just like the [new coronavirus] pandemic, we want to find a solution to stop it.

"At the same time, this is what all these protesters are doing.