London — England international Raheem Sterling has defended a new tattoo depicting an assault rifle after anti-gun campaigners labelled it "disgusting". The Manchester City forward posted a photograph on Instagram while training with the England team at St George’s Park ahead of the World Cup in Russia with the tattoo of a rifle clearly visible on his right leg. Founder of campaign group Mothers Against Guns, Lucy Cope, whose son was shot dead in July 2002, said on Tuesday: "This tattoo is disgusting. Raheem should hang his head in shame. It’s totally unacceptable. We demand he has the tattoo lasered off or covered up with a different tattoo. "If he refuses he should be dropped from the England team. He’s supposed to be a role model but chooses to glamorise guns." Sterling — who is part of Gareth Southgate’s 23-man squad, who begin their World Cup campaign against Tunisia on June 18 — again took to Instagram to defend himself. "When I was two my father died from being gunned down to...
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