Former England footballer Raheem Sterling has emerged for the primary time since he was arrested on suspicion of drug driving.
Sterling, who final represented England in December 2022, was captured on Channel 4 Superhome star Man Phoenix’s Instagram in jovial spirits while tucking into his dinner.
Phoenix was laughing with Sterling, whereas the 31-year-old’s fiancée Paige Milan was additionally within the kitchen. The Channel 4 host described the pair as ‘good pals’.
He was stopped by police and has since been on bail pending enquiries, having allegedly crashed into motorway limitations.
Raheem Sterling noticed for first time since arrest
Sterling jokes with Channel 4 pal Man Phoenix
Hampshire Police mentioned in a press release on Could 29: ‘Simply earlier than 9am on Thursday, we acquired experiences {that a} Lamborghini was in collision with limitations on the M3 southbound, near the Minley Interchange.
‘No different automobiles had been concerned and no accidents had been reported.
‘The motive force, a 31-year-old man, from Berkshire, has been arrested on suspicion of driving a car while unfit by way of medication, driving dangerously, possession of a Class C drug and failing to offer a specimen. He has been bailed whereas our enquiries proceed.’
Sterling has struggled since leaving Manchester Metropolis for Chelsea in 2022. Having lifted 10 main trophies at Metropolis, together with 4 Premier League titles and the FA Cup, the Blues signed him for £50million on a five-year deal value £325,000-per-week.
He endured a torrid spell at Stamford Bridge that noticed him exiled to former supervisor Enzo Maresca’s ‘bomb squad’, and he was compelled to coach away from the primary crew for over six months after dramatically sliding down the pecking order.
Sterling spent the second half of this season at Dutch membership Feyenoord
A failed mortgage spell with Arsenal got here within the 2024-25 season, and his Blues deal was ripped up earlier this 12 months.
He would go on to signal for Feyenoord in February, and performed eight occasions for the Dutch membership with out scoring earlier than the top of the season, together with his contract now expiring.
Sterling broke by way of at Liverpool as a young person, earlier than leaving Anfield for the Etihad in 2015. He performed 82 occasions for the England senior crew, together with his final look within the 2-1 defeat by France within the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Cup.
