Marcus Rashford has fired back at The Spectator after learning of an article due to be published on Wednesday. The 23-year-old took to Twitter in frustration and offered his opinion on the debacle.
The Spectator, a weekly British magazine and is one of the most historic still going, is reportedly set to run a story on Wednesday on Rashford’s commercial growth in 2020 and 2021, which includes deals with Burberry, Nike, and GQ.
Since taking on the government during the first lockdown over a year ago, Rashford has emerged as a target for politically involved officials after his successful free school meals campaign. Rashford defended himself on Twitter, as seen below.
most of any fee I would receive contributes to that. Last summer, 1.3M children had access to food support, through my relationship with Burberry children have a safe place to be after school where they will be fed, following the November investment…(2)
— Marcus Rashford MBE (@MarcusRashford) July 20, 2021
But I’m also a Manchester United and England international footballer. Why has there always got to be a motive? Why can’t we just do the right thing? 🤷🏾♂️
Ps I actually enjoy reading bits from The Spectator now and again but this is just a none starter…
Have a good night all!(4)
— Marcus Rashford MBE (@MarcusRashford) July 20, 2021
Since his campaign in June 2020, the Manchester United winger has gone from strength to strength on and off the pitch, with details on his off-pitch set to be scrutinized by the magazine on Wednesday.
Perhaps lost on The Spectator, Rashford is a world-class footballer and commercial deals are rarely scarce. Regardless, the Wythenshawe-born forward is a role model to millions of children and is never involved in controversially charged debates – so why run with this agenda-driven story?
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