Category: Marcus Rashford

Rashford, Antony Score as Man United End Arsenal’s 100 Percent Start

MANCHESTER, England—Marcus Rashford struck twice as Manchester United made it four wins in a row and ended Arsenal’s perfect start to the Premier League season with a 3–1 victory at Old Trafford on Sunday. A high-tempo, top quality game was decided by two Rashford goals on the break after Bukayo Saka had cancelled out United…


Soccer Star Rashford Honored for Fighting Child Poverty

LONDON—Soccer star Marcus Rashford has received an honorary award from Prince William for his successful campaign to get the British government to provide free meals to disadvantaged children during the pandemic. Rashford, 24, was made an MBE, or Member of the Order of the British Empire, on Tuesday during a ceremony at Windsor Castle. The…


UK Police Arrest 11 Over Racist Comments on Euro 2020 Footballers

Eleven people have been arrested so far as a result of a hate crime investigation into racist comments directed at a number of black England players after the Euro 2020 final, the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) said on Thursday. Nine men and one woman, aged between 18 and 63, were arrested on suspicion of…


Marcus Rashford Mural Graffiti ‘Not Racial’: Police

Police have said they do not think that abusive graffiti on a mural of England footballer Marcus Rashford was of a racial nature. Officers are keeping an open mind over the motive for defacing the artwork in Withington, Manchester, following England’s penalty shootout loss to Italy in Sunday’s Euro 2020 final. No arrests have been…


Man Arrested After England Football Players Received Online Racial Abuse

A 37-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday in relation to online racial abuse toward black players of the England football team, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) has said. The unnamed man was arrested on Wednesday morning on suspicion of an offence under Section 1 of the Malicious Communications Act and remains in custody for questioning. GMP said the…


Police To Investigate Racial Abuse of England Players After Euro 2020 Loss

New Scotland Yard said it will investigate after three players from the England football team received racial abuse online. England lost the European Championship to Italy on Sunday in a penalty shootout, disappointing fans hoping to celebrate the team’s first international trophy since the 1966 World Cup. Three black players, Jadon Sancho, Bukayo Saka, and Marcus Rashford…