"However, speaking on this week's episode of The Overlap, Wright and fellow pundit Gary Neville agreed that the coverage of Bellingham is more similar to the kind of treatment that Raheem Sterling used to have, which appeared to have obvious racist undertones."
"The former Gunners striker makes the point that black players are so often told to work hard and keep their head down, and that the more quiet and humble characters like former Chelsea star N'Golo Kante will get a lot of praise for that. He added, however, that Bellingham is more outspoken and confident like former Manchester United man Paul Pogba, who received similarly harsh criticism."
Jude Bellingham, a 22-year-old Real Madrid and England midfielder, has faced negative coverage from sections of the press and was previously omitted from Thomas Tuchel's squad during an international break. Coverage of Bellingham has drawn comparisons to the treatment of Raheem Sterling and has been perceived to carry racist undertones. Black players are often urged to work hard and keep their heads down, while quiet, humble figures like N'Golo Kanté receive praise; outspoken, confident players such as Paul Pogba face harsher criticism. Bellingham missed one round of England fixtures but returned to the squad ahead of the next matches.
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