Raheem Sterling arranges
Fri Apr 05, 2019 6:15 am
Manchester City: Raheem Sterling arranges for 550 children to attend FA Cup semi-final
BBC
Friday 6th April 2019
Raheem Sterling with students from the Ark Elvin Academy
Raheem Sterling (centre) met students from the Ark Elvin Academy on Thursday
FA Cup semi-finals on the BBC
Date: 6-7 April 2019
Coverage: Both semi-finals, including highlights, across the BBC Sport website and app; Manchester City v Brighton & Hove Albion live on BBC One; extensive coverage on BBC Radio 5 Live and local radio; live text commentary on the BBC Sport website
Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling has arranged for 550 pupils from his old school to attend the FA Cup semi-final between his side and Brighton at Wembley on Saturday.
Students from the Ark Elvin Academy in London also met the England international at City's training complex in Manchester on Thursday.
Sterling, 24, was raised near Wembley after moving from Jamaica aged five.
He studied at Copland Community School, which was renamed in 2014.
"It is great to be able to give these students the chance to watch a game at Wembley," Sterling said. "I grew up right next door to the stadium and would dream of one day playing in a cup final or even representing my country there.
"This is a great opportunity to give back to the community that helped me get to where I am."
Sterling, who has scored 19 goals for City this season, has made charitable donations in the past. In 2017, he made a "substantial" undisclosed contribution to the fund set up after the Grenfell Tower fire.
Saturday's match will be City's fourth trip to Wembley this season following the Community Shield, the Carabao Cup final and their away game against Tottenham, and the club are reportedly struggling to sell their full allocation of tickets.
Pep Guardiola's side are then scheduled to play their following two fixtures in London.
They travel to Tottenham in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday (20:00 BST kick-off) before resuming their Premier League duties at Crystal Palace on Sunday, 14 April (14:05).
BBC
Friday 6th April 2019
Raheem Sterling with students from the Ark Elvin Academy
Raheem Sterling (centre) met students from the Ark Elvin Academy on Thursday
FA Cup semi-finals on the BBC
Date: 6-7 April 2019
Coverage: Both semi-finals, including highlights, across the BBC Sport website and app; Manchester City v Brighton & Hove Albion live on BBC One; extensive coverage on BBC Radio 5 Live and local radio; live text commentary on the BBC Sport website
Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling has arranged for 550 pupils from his old school to attend the FA Cup semi-final between his side and Brighton at Wembley on Saturday.
Students from the Ark Elvin Academy in London also met the England international at City's training complex in Manchester on Thursday.
Sterling, 24, was raised near Wembley after moving from Jamaica aged five.
He studied at Copland Community School, which was renamed in 2014.
"It is great to be able to give these students the chance to watch a game at Wembley," Sterling said. "I grew up right next door to the stadium and would dream of one day playing in a cup final or even representing my country there.
"This is a great opportunity to give back to the community that helped me get to where I am."
Sterling, who has scored 19 goals for City this season, has made charitable donations in the past. In 2017, he made a "substantial" undisclosed contribution to the fund set up after the Grenfell Tower fire.
Saturday's match will be City's fourth trip to Wembley this season following the Community Shield, the Carabao Cup final and their away game against Tottenham, and the club are reportedly struggling to sell their full allocation of tickets.
Pep Guardiola's side are then scheduled to play their following two fixtures in London.
They travel to Tottenham in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday (20:00 BST kick-off) before resuming their Premier League duties at Crystal Palace on Sunday, 14 April (14:05).
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Re: Raheem Sterling arranges
Fri Apr 05, 2019 8:37 am
For all the abuse he gets and the shit he gets in the paper he is actually a class act. 
Re: Raheem Sterling arranges
Fri Apr 05, 2019 2:59 pm
He's not short of a bob or two 
Re: Raheem Sterling arranges
Fri Apr 05, 2019 4:36 pm
CaerphillyBluebird15 wrote:For all the abuse he gets and the shit he gets in the paper he is actually a class act.
Completely agree, he gets a lot crap and abuse but he seems a top class guy with a good head on his shoulders.
Re: Raheem Sterling arranges
Fri Apr 05, 2019 11:28 pm
Met him a few times. Top bloke. Quite quiet with it (surprisingly). And with everyone I know who knows him, better than me, not a bad word. Great guy.
Re: Raheem Sterling arranges
Sat Apr 06, 2019 6:04 pm
Plenty tickets spare city couldn't sell their allocation! But great gesture all the same. Crowd today 71k 