Sergio Ramos under fire for ugly 'stamping' incident

Sergio Ramos is once again in the spotlight for the wrong reasons, after ugly incident in Spain’s emphatic 3-2 loss to England.

The Real Madrid defender has been absolutely blasted by England fans, for what appeared to be a ‘stamping’ act involving Raheem Sterling in the 55th minute.

The referee didn’t make anything of it during the game, but a review of the footage doesn’t do the Spain captain any favours.

The footage can be interpreted in a number of ways, but a number of viewers believe Ramos intentionally goes out of his way to stamp on Sterling’s foot.

Just moments earlier, Sterling went down inside Spain’s box in an attempt to claim a penalty – and as he lay on the ground, Ramos approached him.

Sterling then wheeled back in pain clutching his lower leg, and whether it’s a consequence of Ramos’ action or a delayed reaction to the initial challenge that sent him down, is unknown.

Fans took to social media to vent their frustrations over how Ramos was able to get away with it:

It’s certainly not the first times fans have been sceptical about the 32-year-old’s tactics, as he took down Liverpool’s Mo Salah in questionable fashion.

That particular incident ended Salah’s Champions League dream and sent the Egyptian star into surgery just before the World Cup.

Prior to the incident in the UEFA Nations League, Raheem Sterling bagged a brace as England delivered one of their finest victories of the modern era.

Away from home, and against a Spanish side in scintillating form under their new coach Luis Enrique, this was certainly England’s best win under Gareth Southgate and, perhaps, their most impressive since thrashing Germany 5-1 in Munich in 2001.

Sterling scored either side of Marcus Rashford’s effort as Gareth Southgate’s side dismantled Spain in the first half of their Nations League encounter, ultimately giving the hosts too much to do after the break.

The Manchester City star’s 16th-minute opener was his first England goal since October 9 2015, and Sterling acknowledged that finally ending his drought provided a huge relief.

“It was a beautiful feeling to score, I put pressure on myself, it’s my position to score goals,” Sterling told Sky Sports.

“It means a lot to me. Three years is a long time not to score!

“I haven’t scored for a while for England, so it was frustration, all the pressure, it all comes out in the celebration,” the 23-year-old added to BBC Radio 5Live.

“There is nothing better than scoring in an England shirt. We showed energy, effort and courage to get on the ball.”

England’s first win in the UEFA Nations League puts the Three Lions second in Group 4, with Spain retaining hold of the summit two points ahead.

with Agencies.