That is just a part of countless interesting stories about Marcus Rashford in a tumultuous year 2020 due to Covid-19. This pandemic not only takes away the health and lives of a part of humanity but also leaves many extremely harmful sequelae for all areas of society.
Man United may still not be able to regain its golden age, not winning any titles in the past eventful calendar year, but it is certainly extremely proud of Marcus Rashford – the man who made the shirt famous. “Red Devils” not only on the field.
Marcus Rashford and a certificate of merit from the Greater Manchester Police Chief
What is the reason for a football player to be given a special certificate of merit by the head of the city police? Why was a 23-year-old young man appointed a Member of the Empire (MBE) by the Queen of England, awarded an honorary Doctorate by Manchester University and voted by the prestigious BBC news agency, awarded the title “Sports Personality?” ” of year?
During the time when England and the whole of Europe struggled to fight the Covid-19 pandemic, while many football stars saw social distancing as an opportunity to party passionately, gather and have fun in violation of regulations. distance or brag about wealth on social networks, Marcus Rashford thinks differently.
Witnessing children in many places lacking food amid the widespread epidemic, Marcus Rashford wrote a story on his personal Instagram account – which has up to 8.4 million followers – to call for a donation of £100,000 to the organization. FareShare charity aims to provide 400,000 free breakfasts to children in some schools and community centers.
Call for charity campaigns for poor children
In Rashford’s memory, the difficult past is always an indelible mark. For many years, the boy grew up eating free breakfasts, eating light lunches at school, and staying up until late at night, waiting for his mother to come home from work to have another meal even though he was a teenager. Rashford was shocked to realize that there are always many unlucky children and if the Covid-19 pandemic had happened 10-15 years ago, perhaps his life would have been even worse.
“I just simply think, if there is a way to help people, especially children, let’s start doing it right away” – Rashford shared.
Marcus Rashford participates in packaging and transporting food
The call of the young man in the Top 5 most expensive players in the world at that time received a strong response from the community. Retail giants Co-op and Tesco donated essential foods worth millions of pounds; Sainsbury and Asda sent millions of pounds to support transport and distribution while many individuals donated £767,505 in cash…
A revenue of over 20 million pounds was announced, enough for the FareShare fund to “feed” nearly 3 million children across England for a week!
Poor children in England warm their hearts during the Covid-19 epidemic
Not only did Rashford advocate and build a charity campaign with a great impact on society, Rashford also sent a petition to the British Prime Minister, asking the government to maintain the free lunch system for students throughout the period. epidemic time.
Taking advantage of the victory, Rashford persisted in his second proposal and Boris Johnson’s government passed 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!
Prime Minister Boris Johnson twice listened to Rashford’s proposal
Twice causing “riot” in the political arena, Rashford received deep sympathy and sympathy from Prime Minister Boris Johnson. He personally nominated Man United players to the list of proposed royal titles to the Queen of England. Meanwhile, MP Rob Halfon called Rashford a “hero of our time” and one of the leading politicians who actively supported his campaign.
Rashford is the third MU figure to receive an honorary doctorate from Man University
Speaking about the decision to award an honorary doctorate to Rashford, Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell – Rector of the University of Manchester – emphasized: “Marcus is a young man of extraordinary talent and wonderful personality, capable of doing great things. which is useful not only in the field of football. His famous charity campaign helps countless children in Manchester City and the whole country. With a sense of social responsibility as the core and proud of civic duty, our university is pleased to award Marcus, our youngest ever, an honorary doctorate.”
Many demanding fans always point out that Marcus Rashford is one of the most “ungainly” 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 failing to score a goal.
Rashford scored and assisted in the 9-0 win over Southampton
However, Man United fans do not forget, at the age of 23 years and 101 days, Marcus Rashford is the fourth youngest player to reach the milestone of 250 appearances for the team – only after Norman Whiteside, George Best and Ryan Giggs; Man United’s third youngest player to score 50 goals in the Premier League, after Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo. He also officially surpassed the legendary Eric Cantona with 83 goals in the “Red Devils” shirt, approaching the Top 21 players who scored 100 goals for the Manchester team.
Tops the list of players with the highest transfer value in the world
Not a “killer” striker, but having scored 16 goals in all competitions (compared to 22 goals last season) along with 9 successful passes this season, Marcus Rashford plays football more and more diversely. , more effective thanks to persistent dedication. Above all, don’t forget that Rashford is only 23 years old and he still has a lot of time to conquer great milestones at Man United to become a legend both on and off the field.
CIES Football Research Center (CIES Football Observatory) has just published an appraisal of the 10 most valuable players in the world, headed by Marcus Rashford (149.7 million pounds), Erling Haaland (Dortmund, 137.4 million pounds). ), 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 .8 million), Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich, 125.8 million), Raheem Sterling (Man City, 123.7 million) and Kai Havertz (Chelsea, 122.9 million).
