Former England footballer Raheem Sterling has resurfaced for the first time since he was arrested on suspicion of drug driving.
Sterling, who last represented England in December 2022, was captured on Channel 4 Superhome star Guy Phoenix’s Instagram in jovial spirits whilst tucking into his dinner.
Phoenix was laughing with Sterling, while the 31-year-old’s fiancée Paige Milan was also in the kitchen. The Channel 4 host described the pair as ‘good friends’.
He was stopped by police and has since been on bail pending enquiries, having allegedly crashed into motorway barriers.
Raheem Sterling spotted for first time since arrest
Sterling jokes with Channel 4 pal Guy Phoenix
Hampshire Police said in a statement on May 29: ‘Just before 9am on Thursday, 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 enquiries continue.’
Sterling has struggled since leaving Manchester City for Chelsea in 2022. Having lifted 10 major trophies at City, including four Premier League titles and the FA Cup, the Blues signed him for £50million on a five-year deal worth £325,000-per-week.
He endured a torrid spell at Stamford Bridge that saw him exiled to former manager Enzo Maresca’s ‘bomb squad’, and he was forced to train away from the first team for over six months after dramatically sliding down the pecking order.
A failed loan spell with Arsenal came in the 2024-25 season, and his Blues deal was ripped up earlier this year.
He would go on to sign for Feyenoord in February, and played eight times for the Dutch club without scoring before the end of the season, with his contract now expiring.
Sterling broke through at Liverpool as a teenager, before leaving Anfield for the Etihad in 2015. He played 82 times for the England senior team, with his last appearance in the 2-1 defeat by France in the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Cup.
