Marcus Rashford (born 31 October 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team.
A Manchester United player from the age of seven, he scored two goals on both his first-team debut against Midtjylland in the UEFA Europa League in February 2016 and his Premier League debut against Arsenal three days later.
He also scored in his first Manchester derby match, his first EFL Cup match and his first UEFA Champions League match. With United, Rashford has so far won the FA Cup, EFL Cup, FA Community Shield and UEFA Europa League.
Man Utd star Marcus Rashford is the second-most abused sportsperson in the world
dailystar.co.ukManchester United star Marcus Rashford is the second-most abused sports star in the world.Rashford, 24, is one of the most inspirational figures in football at the moment and was awarded an MBE for his tireless campaigning to end child food poverty and support vulnerable families.
But that hasn't stopped trolls from targeting him online with jibes about his form and accusations that he needs to concentrate more on his day job.The England international has also faced abhorrent racist abuse, most notably after the Euro 2020 final against Italy when he missed a penalty in the trophy-deciding shootout.
Only on Friday did a teenager plead guilty to sending racist abuse to Rashford on Twitter in the wake of the match. According to a new survey from Pickwise, which has analysed every tweet sent to elite athletes across American Football, basketball, football, tennis, golf and ice hockey over the past 12 months, Rashford has been trolled 32,328 times in 12 months.Only basketball icon LeBron James has received more abusive messages – clocking a horrifying total of 122,568 in the past year.
Recently un-retired NFL legend Tom Brady is the third most abused, with 28,151 insults aimed his way. Rashford’s Red Devils teammate Cristiano Ronaldo is eighth on the list with 11,757, while former Arsenal star Mesut Ozil is at number 11 with 11,192 messages sent his way.
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