Man City's Lewis on faith, football and helping the homeless

Man City's Lewis on faith, football and helping the homelessImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Manchester City's Rico Lewis and local rapper Nemzzz have joined forces to raise money for homelessness charitiesByUmir IrfanFootball tactics correspondentPublished6 minutes agoManchester City midfielder Rico Lewis describes himself as a man of faith who is proud of his Christian beliefs, but this wasn't always the case."I've always loved history and one day something clicked," Lewis told BBC Sport."I thought, why don't I learn about Jesus? Why don't I find out about the Bible?"I started reading from a place of curiosity, to investigate and as soon as I did, I think God touched my heart. It changed my life and ever since I've not looked back."My wife was brought up believing in Jesus, but we have both increased our practice of our faith – more than we would have otherwise – because I didn't believe before."But leaning on each other, with the same end goal, is all that matters. It has helped us a lot in our life and in our relationship."Image source, Ben O'Brien (benob.visuals)Image caption, Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden was one of many footballers to support team-mate Lewis' charity tournamentFor Lewis - who announced his marriage to Ameliia took place on Tuesday - belief has manifested in an outward change, not only in his relationship but in how he perceives the world."Since I've become a man of faith, I've become more conscious of people's suffering," he said."I walk through Manchester, realising how many people are struggling with homelessness. It's impossible to know why each person is in the situation they're in, but I've always wanted to help those who are helpless."His home city has one of the highest rates of homelessness in the UK.A report published in December by homelessness support charity Shelter found that Manch...