How a Chelsea player was forced to confront burglars armed with a knife this week | OneFootball

Details have emerged around how a Chelsea player was forced to confront burglars armed with a knife earlier this week.

This is not a nice story to be speaking on at all to be honest and you really have to feel for the Chelsea player and his family.

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On Saturday night, just as Raheem Sterling was sitting down to watch Chelsea versus Wolves in the Premier League, his house was being burgled.

Horrible ordeal for Sterling

Enzo Maresca teaches Raheem Sterling on the pitch.

The Daily Mirror have the report on it, and they claim that Raheem Sterling was forced to confront burglars armed with a knife when they broke in with his family still at home.

He heard the masked gang get in upstairs while he was waiting to watch the Chelsea v Wolves game on Saturday night.

Acting on pure instinct, Sterling made sure his partner Paige Milian and children Thiago, eight, and Thai Cruz, who is six, were safe before going upstairs to confront the gang. He was able to confront them in the property and they made off without taking anything.

“He grabbed a knife out of a block in the kitchen and went to confront the intruders,” said a source told The Mirror. “It was acting on pure adrenaline but it worked.

“There was a group of them upstairs in masks and they were obviously looking around for any valuables yet again. But this time they made off when they realised that Raheem was at home and he confronted them.”

In other news today

More sad news today and it looks like former Chelsea player Oscar is set to retire after some heart issues saw him end up in Hospital this week.

In some more positive news today, check out just how fast Alejandro Garnacho was running in our win against Wolves on Saturday night!