Rashford, the crack who knows where he came from

It is certainly too much to expect from football idols a role model that few people in any field can offer. They don’t have to be the benchmark in everything for kicking a ball like no other. But there are always exceptions and Marcus Rashford is one of them. The front of Manchester Utd He is undoubtedly an exemplary figure. It is on the field, where he has scored 13 goals in the last 15 games, and moreover, where at the age of 25 he assumes the social leadership that the economic recognition of a profession has also paid off as an elite footballer This enabled him to improve the lives of thousands of Englishmen, especially men and women. Rashford has no Ballon d’Or but, in 2021, at the age of 23, he has been awarded an Honoris Causa Doctor by the University of Manchester for his work against child poverty.

“I’m a street player.” It’s something this talented footballer never forgot who, years later, vividly remembers the bus routes he had to take to train at the United academy in Salford, east of Manchester: “The 41 in city, then 143 to Salford.” Born in October 1997 in Manchester, he spent the early years of his life with his four brothers and one sister in the suburb of Withington. His mother, Melanie, worked as a cashier at Ladbrokes, a betting company, and his father was not even listed on his birth certificate. When Marcus he turned nine, the family moved to Wythenshawe. He has kept his friends ever since, “a pretty closed group, the guys from the neighborhood. I don’t let in people who might ruin my reputation”, he once revealed to the ‘Telegraph’.

Mother’s obligations led her to benefit from the soup kitchen, known in the UK as ‘the lunch club’. AND Rashford it is a crack with memory. That is why he has moved heaven and earth to ensure that the English Government does not withdraw holiday season subsidies to schools for families with few resources. As of November 2020, 1.7 million children have recovered from the social service provided by the former Premier Boris Johnson I decided to cut Rashford He was the face that led the popular movement against child poverty, where he did not hesitate to call the Prime Minister “after yesterday’s game.” In July he already sent a letter to the parliamentarians and used his social networks, not for little dances, but to announce all the establishments that offer food to the needy.

It is his most applauded action, even by Queen Isabel II, which made him a Member of the Order of the British Empire. His life is full of small beautiful gestures, like the day after his debut with two goals in the first team, in 2016, he went through the United Academy, or like when the footballer was with him. Jesse Lingard He went to the hospital to visit, wearing a United shirt, those injured in the terrorist attack on the concert in Ariana Grande, or when he sponsors a book club and book collection to promote literacy. However, he had to hear and read racist slurs after failing, including I’m sorry and Jadon Sanchothe penalties from the shootout barring England from being European champions in 2021. “You wake up every morning as a footballer and think about how you can use your influence for social change,” he said. Rashfordthe Englishman with the memory of making the most public contributions to his country in relation to his wealth.