Raheem Sterling made to feel ‘worthless’, says close source amid player’s arrest

Raheem Sterling has been made to feel “disposable” after a decade at the top of football, a source close to the former England star has said, after his arrest on suspicion of driving “whilst unfit through drugs”. The source said the former Man City and Chelsea winger, who is now playing for Feyenoord in the Netherlands, had been suffering from “immeasurable” psychological strain after an “extremely tough couple of years”. It came after the 31-year-old was arrested on Thursday morning by Hampshire constabulary while driving a Lamborghini on the southbound carriageway of the M3 motorway. In a statement, a spokesperson for the force said: “Just before 9am on Thursday (28 May), we received reports that a Lamborghini was in collision with barriers on the M3 southbound, close to the Minley Interchange. “No other vehicles were involved and no injuries were reported. “The driver, a 31-year-old man from Berkshire, has been arrested on suspicion of driving a vehicle whilst unfit through drugs, driving dangerously, possession of a class C drug and failing to provide a specimen. “He has been bailed while our inquiries continue.” Sterling has faced racist abuse throughout his career and has accused the media of helping to “fuel racism” through negative, unfairly critical coverage of black footballers compared with white players. The winger departed Chelsea by mutual consent in January after a performance that was widely deemed as disappointing. …