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.
Co-op extends school meal voucher scheme over summer holidays as pressure for government U-turn mounts
manchestereveningnews.co.ukpressure mounts on the government to reverse its decision to stop the scheme in July. Traditionally children who qualify for free meals would not have had any support throughout the school break, but campaigners say families are struggling more than ever in these unprecedented times and need to carry on receiving the help.
The Labour party is among those putting pressure on the government to extend the scheme and Manchester United footballer Marcus Rashford has made his own plea in an open letter to MPs, in which he talks about his own experiences of receiving free school meals when growing up in Wythenshawe.
Now the Co-op, which runs 25 academy schools in the north of England including a number across Greater Manchester, has announced it.
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