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Furious Raheem Sterling has ordered Brent Council to stop ignoring him as he tries save the place where he learned to play football.

The Manchester City and England man said he won't allow the Bridge Park Community Leisure Centre to be sold off without a fight.

Locals are battling to keep the building standing and a massive fundraising drive has begun.

A legal fighting fund has raised over £25,000 already - and they now have the Premier League star on their side.

Sterling tweeted Brent Council are demanded they reply to him as they try and do their bit to preserve the local facility.

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"Brent Council need to answer this!" he said on twitter. "Why are my team continuously getting no response, when I'm trying to help the community (especially the kids) - whilst the council are still trying to sell off a key part of my childhood; Brent Park. Can someone answer this pls?"

Sterling played football with friends in the north west London complex before he got his break at QPR.

He refuses to go quietly - and has been backed online to continue battling the authorities.

Brent MP Dawn Butler told the Brent & Kilburn Times: “Bridge Park was born out of the Brixton riots becoming a valuable symbol of the unity.

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“Far too often we lose community centres and then wonder why our kids are out on the streets.

“We need centres where generations can get together and grow and where businesses can start and flourish.

“I understand the argument that Bridge Park didn’t seem to be well run or run by the community for years.

“On Sunday the community, made up of all generations, came together to declare that they are ready to stand together to run a community centre.

"It was great to see the activism and enthusiasm in our community."