Liverpool winger Raheem Sterling is no stranger to the back pages , but he hit the headlines again for all the wrong reasons on Sunday after he was allegedly pictured smoking a shisha pipe . In a photograph revealed by the Sunday Mirror , the 20-year-old is seen taking a drag from the large orange pipe – containing fruit-scented tobacco and smoked through hot coals via a tube – in a picture published in the Sunday Mirror . Sterling recently snubbed a new £100,000-a-week contract at Anfield amid fears he could leave the club this summer . Liverpool midfielder Raheem Sterling can be seen pictured on social media whilst smoking a shisha pipe . The 20-year-old ( second right ) recently snubbed a £100,000-a-week contract offer from the Merseyside club . The England international ( right ) played in the Red 's FA Cup quarter final win over Blackburn on Wednesday . Sterling , who has 14 caps for England , was snapped on a social media site with the picture captioned ‘ 1 down 3 to go ’ , suggesting there was more puffing in store for the youngster that night . It is said that one single shisha session is equal to smoking around 200 cigarettes . Having already irked certain Reds fans for refusing to dedicate his immediate future to Brendan Rodgers ’ team after being offered the improved contract offer , he could again cut an unpopular figure for putting his health at risk during the Merseysiders ’ run in to fight for a top four place in the Premier League . Sterling ( second right ) attended the launch of the 2015-16 Liverpool kit at Anfield on Friday afternoon . There was a large turnout for the launch of the new kit , which will be worn throughout the 2015-16 season . On the The British Heart Foundation website it clearly states : ‘ Like cigarettes [ shisha ] contains nicotine , tar , carbon monoxide and heavy metals , such as arsenic and lead . ' However Sterling is not the first England international to be caught indulging himself in the increasingly popular fad . Jack Wilshere became embroiled in his third smoking controversy in 15 months after a picture emerged of the Arsenal midfielder holding a shisha pipe at a nightclub in February . The 23-year-old was recovering from ankle surgery after sustaining an injury during a defeat by Manchester United in November last year . Choosing to keep his disciplinary plans private at the time of Wilshere 's misdemeanour , Gunners boss Arsene Wenger was clear about his views on players that choose inhale potentially harmful substances . England and Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere ( right ) was involved in a smoking controversy back in February . ' I disagree completely with that behaviour , ' the Frenchman said . 'When you 're a football player you are an example and as well you do n't do what damages your health . 'When you go out socially [ and smoke ] you as well damage your reputation as an example . ' Depending on the result in the Manchester derby on Sunday afternoon , Sterling and his Liverpool team-mates could close the gap between themselves and fourth placed Manchester City to four points if the Blues fall to their local rivals and if they defeat Newcastle on Monday .
Raheem Sterling was pictured on social media smoking from a shisha pipe . The revealing image was accompanied with the caption ' 1 down 3 to go ' The Liverpool star recently turned down a £100,000-a-week deal with Reds . Sterling is the second England midfielder to be snapped smoking a shisha this year alongside Jack Wilshere .