Jamaica's Raheem Sterling Will Contribute His Talents To England's World Cup Team

After a disappointing campaign in the 2010 World Cup, England is ready to get back on track for this year when they head to Rio, and among the talented and well-known names on their roster appears another young up and coming star, Raheem Sterling. Sterling has certainly deserved the talking points he's gotten, and while he may not be Usain Bolt in the flesh, he certainly brings tremendous speed out there on the field. Sterling has played for England's U-16, U-19, and U-21 team in addition to playing for Liverpool's football club in the EPL, and now he'll get his big shot for the senior World Cup team.

Only 2nd Ever Jamaican On England's World Cup Team

Sterling is one of only 2 Jamaicans ever to be playing on England's World Cup team, the only other being 1986 star John Barnes. Barnes also played for Liverpool while impressing with his performances in the World Cup, and for Sterling, he hopes to follow up a highly successful season with the club in Rio. Sterling has had 9 goals scored along with 5 assists this last season for Liverpool.

 

 

England's 2nd 19-Year Old World Cup Player

At 19 years of age, Sterling has drawn comparisons to another former young star of World Cups past, the unforgettable Michael Owen. Owen was also 19 when he burst onto the World Cup scene in France, and went on to have an impact performance when he scored what's been ruled as one of England's greatest goals of all time. But for Sterling, whenever the topic of Michael Owen has been brought up, he merely shrugs it off and states that he is not looking to do what Owen did, he is merely going to do what it takes to help his team. Sterling has given full credit to his teammates who have helped him to get to where he is today, and hopes to build off of that.