Man jailed for racial assault on Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling

• Karl Anderson, 29, abused player outside City’s training ground
• Court heard Anderson had 25 previous convictions for 37 offences

England player Raheem Sterling was “completely shocked” when he was racially abused and assaulted outside Manchester City’s training ground, a court has heard.

Karl Anderson, 29, smiled as he was jailed for 16 weeks after he pleaded guilty to racially aggravated common assault on the City player at Manchester and Salford magistrates’ court on Wednesday.

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