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29th May 2018
08:48am BST

Sterling later responded to the front page on his Instagram Story, explaining the tattoo was a reminder of how he had promised never to touch guns following the death of his father, who died after being shot when the former Liverpool player had been a small child. He also added the tattoo had 'deeper meaning' and was still unfinished.
'When I was 2 my father died from being gunned down,' the message from Sterling reads. 'I made a promise to myself I would never touch a gun in my life.'
Gary Lineker later described The Sun's treatment of Sterling as 'disgusting', calling for the paper to 'leave him alone'.
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