
Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling won an award at the BT Sport Industry Awards for his stance against racism in football.
The 24-year-old, who has been subjected to several incidents of racism in the last year, has often spoken out in criticism of many in the media's portrayal of black players, and has regularly called for severe punishments for both clubs and fans who have been found guilty of using racist language.
The 2019 recipient of the Integrity and Impact Award founded by @DowJones is… Raheem Sterling!@sterling7 #BTSIA pic.twitter.com/V9LGdUZhLZ
— Sport Industry Group (@SportIndustry) April 25, 2019
As a result, he was awarded Sport Industry's Integrity and Impact Award, and he used his acceptance speech to call on the world to not give up in their pursuit of tackling racism.
He said:
"You take little things and each year, try and develop not just on the field but off it.
"I just wanted to bring it to the attention of my audience on Instagram. It's been really pleasing to see people listening and trying and do better."
England manager Gareth Southgate, who presented Sterling with the award, was eager to praise the City star's development in recent years, both on and off the field.

"I've worked with Raheem now for around five years and to have seen his maturity as a person has been lovely to watch," Southgate added.
"This is about his own personal improvement, his improvement on the field and his recognition he can make a difference off the field. That has been increasingly powerful over the last six months and had a massive impact on British society I think."
Source : 90min