Soccer Football - World Cup - England Training - England Training Camp, Saint Petersburg, Russia - June 21, 2018 England's Raheem Sterling and Kieran Trippier during training REUTERS/Lee Smith
(Reuters) - England and Manchester City playmaker Raheem Sterling is baffled by the constant criticism of his lifestyle by a section of the media which convinces the 23-year-old that "they hate what they don't even know."
Sterling, who started England's opening World Cup win over Tunisia in Group G on Monday, has received negative media coverage over his allegedly "lavish" spending habits, including when he bought his mother a house in 2016.
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