Prince William, Sterling star in soccer match in Jamaica

Raheem Sterling only joined the England squad on Wednesday, having been granted permission to attend an event in Jamaica.

The Manchester City forward, who was born in Kingston, accepted a personal invite from the Duke of Cambridge.

The Cambridges have been in Jamaica from Tuesday and will depart on Thursday as the country marks its 60th anniversary, before continuing on to the Bahamas having already visited Belize as part of a Caribbean tour.

The 39-year-old assisted the Manchester City forward as he made no mistake in netting a goal in a soccer match

The Duke of Cambridge got some minutes on the football pitch with an England international as he set up a Raheem Sterling goal on his Caribbean tour. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are marking the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, while Kingston-born Sterling was given permission to return to his hometown ahead of international duty.

Sterling was one of four players called up by Three Lions boss Gareth Southgate for the upcoming Wembley friendlies against Switzerland and Ivory Coast who did not train as part of the main group on Tuesday.

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Declan Rice, Emile Smith Rowe and Sam Johnstone also did not train outside as preparations began for the double header.

Southgate was forced into four alterations to his original squad after Aaron Ramsdale, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Reece James and Tammy Abraham all withdrew.

Jonhstone was recalled alongside Aston Villa forward Ollie Watkins, while there were first senior call-ups for fullbacks Tyrick Mitchell and Kyle Walker-Peters.