(CNN) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson – who twice had to meet Marcus Rashford’s request to maintain free meals for students amid the Covid-19 season – personally nominated Man United’s player to be on the list. awarded the title of Member of the Royal Empire.
These are just a few of the many interesting stories aboutMarcus Rashfordin a tumultuous 2020 because of Covid-19. This pandemic not only took away the health and life of a part of humanity but also left many extremely dangerous sequelae to all areas of society.
Man United may still not be able to return to their heyday, not winning any trophies in the past eventful calendar year but certainly extremely proud of Marcus Rashford – the man who has made a name for the shirt.” Red Devils” not only on the pitch.
What is the reason for a football player to be awarded a special certificate of merit by the head of the city police? Why a 23-year-old young man has been ordained a Member of Empire (MBE) by the Queen of England, awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Manchester and voted by the prestigious BBC news agency, awarded the title “Sporting Personality” ” of year?
During the time when Britain and the whole of Europe had a headache to fight the Covid-19 pandemic, while many football stars saw social distancing as an opportunity to party, drop the door, gather to have fun in violation of regulations. distanced or bragged about his wealth on social media, Marcus Rashford thinks otherwise.
Witnessing children in many places lack of food amid the spread of the disease, Marcus Rashford wrote a story on his personal Instagram account – with 8.4 million followers to call for a donation of £ 100,000 for the organization. FareShare charity aims to provide 400,000 free breakfasts to children in some schools and community centers.
In Rashford’s memory, the difficult past is always an indelible mark. For many years, the boy has grown up with free breakfasts, light lunches at school and fasting until late at night, waiting for his mother to come home from work to have another meal even though he is at an advanced age. Rashford is shocked to realize that there are always many unlucky children and if the Covid-19 pandemic had occurred 10-15 years ago, perhaps his life would have been worse.
“I’m just thinking, if there’s a way to help people, especially children, let’s do it right away,” said Rashford.
The call of the guy in the Top 5 most expensive players in the world at that time was strongly responded by the community. Retail giants Co-op and Tesco donate a variety of essential foods worth millions of pounds; Sainsbury and Asda sent millions of pounds to support transport and distribution while many individuals raised £767,505 in cash…
The announced revenue of over £20 million is enough for FareShare to “feed” nearly 3 million children across the UK for a week!
Not only campaigning and building a charity campaign with a great impact on society, Rashford also sent a petition to the British Prime Minister, asking the government to maintain a free lunch regime for students throughout the school year. epidemic time.
Overcome with victory, Rashford persisted in his second proposal and Boris Johnson’s government approved a new support package to extend the lunch program until the epidemic situation subsided. Rashford’s bold but practical proposal is estimated to cost the national budget up to 400 million pounds!
Two times causing “chaos” in politics, Rashford was deeply sympathized and shared by Prime Minister Boris Johnson himself. He personally nominated Man United players on the list to propose the Queen of England to confer royal titles. Meanwhile, MP Rob Halfon called Rashford a “hero of his time” and one of the leading politicians to actively support his campaign.
Talking about the decision to award an honorary doctorate to Rashford, Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell – Rector of the University of Manchester – emphasized: “Marcus is an extraordinary talented young man and great personality, capable of doing great things. It’s not just about football. His famous charity campaign has helped countless children in Manchester and across the country. With a sense of social responsibility at its core and pride in it. citizenship, our university is pleased to award an honorary doctorate to Marcus, the youngest ever.”
Many fastidious fans have always pointed out that Marcus Rashford is one of the most “uncouth” strikers when facing the goalkeeper and goal. Rashford’s failure rate is still very high, as in the recent 3-3 draw with Everton, with 20 shots still not scoring.
However, Man United fans do not forget, at the age of 23 years and 101 days, Marcus Rashford is the fourth youngest player to make 250 appearances for the team – only after Norman Whiteside, George Best and Ryan Giggs; Man United’s third youngest player to score 50 Premier League goals, after Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo. He also officially surpassed the legendary Eric Cantona with 83 goals in the “Red Devils” shirt, close to the Top 21 players who have scored 100 goals for the Manchester team.
Not a “killer” striker, but with 16 goals in all competitions (compared to 22 last season) and 9 assists this season, Marcus Rashford plays more and more diverse. , more effective thanks to persistent dedication. Above all, let’s not forget that Rashford is only 23 years old and he has plenty of time to conquer great milestones at Man United to become a legend both on and off the pitch.
The CIES Football Observatory (CIES Football Observatory) has just released an assessment of the 10 most valuable players in the world, led by Marcus Rashford (£149.7 million), Erling Haaland (Dortmund, 137.4 million). ), Trend Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool, 137 million), Bruno Fernandes (Man United, 136.5 million), Kylian Mbappe (PSG, 135 million), Jadon Sancho (Dortmund, 134 million), Joao Felix (Atletico Madrid, 127 million). ,8m), Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich, 125.8m), Raheem Sterling (Man City, 123.7m) and Kai Havertz (Chelsea, 122.9m).
