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.
will be honored with an ESPY Award during the annual ceremony in Los Angeles next month. The ESPYs (or “The Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Awards”) honor athletic achievements from individuals or teams throughout the previous year.
Prince Harry is not winning for his polo skills, however, but his Invictus Foundation charity. The Duke of Sussex will be awarded the Pat Tillman Award for Service in honor of “his tireless work in making a positive impact for the veteran community through the power of sport.”The Pat Tillman Award “a person with a strong connection to sports” who has served others in a manner that echoes the spirit of former NFL player and US Army Ranger Pat Tillman.
A statement from the ESPYs noted Prince Harry’s own military service, as a forward air controller and Apache helicopter pilot in Afghanistan, and celebrated the Invictus Foundation’s commitment to supporting the mental and physical health of wounded servicemen and women through sport.
Footballer Marcus Rashford won the same award in 2021 for raising funds to feed schoolchildren during COVID lockdowns.Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, at The Hague for the 2020 Invictus GamesThe biennial Invictus Games, says the ESPY Awards, has “transcended borders and impacted lives across every continent, bringing together competitors from 23 nations, with continued support and programming 365 days of the year.” Prince Harry founded the Invictus Games in 2014 after attending the Warrior Games in the United States the prior year.
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