From scapegoat to national iconpublished at 10:11 British Summer Time 10 July 2021
Italy v England (Sunday, 20:00 BST)
Turn right out of Neeld Crescent, walk past Harrow Road’s cluster of fast-food shops, cross the train line on the concrete footbridge and, around half a mile later, you're standing on the Wembley Stadium concourse.
It was a short and simple journey for Raheem Sterling from his home in Brent, north-west London, to the national stadium where he dreamed of playing.
In fact, if you look closely at Sterling’s forearm, you’ll see a tattoo of a young boy holding a football, looking up at the Wembley arch. You might not have heard about it, although the chances are you will know about the one of a gun on his right leg.