Raheem Sterling and England squad make country proud once again after Hungary hostility
Raheem Sterling showed his immense humanity even as the racist Hungary fans booed, whistled and pelted him with missiles. The England winger finally broke the deadlock just after half-time and lifted his shirt to reveal a message paying tribute to social media influence Steffie Gregg, who died on Tuesday.
“Love you forever, Steffie Gregg” the message said.
And then he turned his shirt around to remind the Hungary fans of his name and his number before sinking to the ground and kissing the grass.
The cacophony and dozens of paper cups that fell around his prostrate figure could unwisely be excused away as the adverse reaction to an opposition player finally breaking the home nation’s resolve.
However, the comparative silence that marked England’s second goal eight minutes later spoke volumes. The scorer that time was Harry Kane.
Harry Maguire’s third was greeted with a flare thrown onto the pitch, but by then, with regard to the fans’ indiscipline, all bets were off.
