Marcus Rashford gets emotional about racist attacks and missed penalty

England and Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford was one of the three unlucky players at the Euro finals to miss a penalty kick. He sent a clear message to haters on social media.

Three players, same problem

Just like Rashford (23), Jadon Sancho (21) and Bukayo Saka (19) were targets of racism after neither scored a penalty against Italy in the furthest possible part of the match, whereupon the team from the Apennine Peninsula celebrated the title.

In addition to the racial hatred expressed on social media, a mural of Marcus Rashford’s face was defaced on a wall in his hometown of Manchester, England.

This work was dedicated to him after he managed to raise over £100 million for underprivileged children last year. His main aim was that no child should go to bed hungry at night.

It should be added that Rashford himself comes from a similar background to the children he is trying to help today.

For these acts of solidarity he was also awarded the Order of the British Empire, or MBE.

At Machester, Rashford received a great deal of support

It didn’t take long for people to fill most of the wall with letters, cards and messages containing words of support for the English striker instead of racist insults.

Marcus Rashford responded to these events on Monday evening with a long public message, which he shared on his Instagram and Twitter profiles.

In the statement, he admitted that he has definitely had a tough season and lacked the necessary confidence in the final.

“I was always confident on penalties but something wasn’t right at that moment. I saved some time for myself during that long run, but unfortunately the result was not what I would have liked. I felt I let my teammates down. I felt likeI let everybody down,” the England international poured ashes on his head.

Rashford struggled for words to describe the situation. In his words, the missed penalty kept playing over and over in his head.

Apart from self-criticism, he also added that although he expects various things the media will write about him, he will never apologise for who he is and where he comes from.

“I’m Marcus Rashford, I’m 23 years old, I’m a black man and I’m from Withington and Wythenshawe in South Machester. If nothing else, I have this,” was the conclusion of his “letter” in which he went on to thank all the fans for their support and the kind messages people have been leaving him.

Source: Twitter | Marcus Rashford