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.
Bruno Miguel Borges Fernandes (born 8 September 1994) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP and the Portugal national team as a midfielder. Fernandes started his career at Serie B side Novara Calcio and soon featured for Udinese and Sampdoria in Serie A.
In 2017, he signed with Sporting CP where he established himself as one of the best players in the Primeira Liga. He was named the LPFP Primeira Liga Player of the Year in both 2017–18 and 2018–19. In the latter season, he also helped Sporting win the Taça de Portugal. A senior international since 2017, Fernandes represented Portugal at the 2016 Summer Olympics and 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Manchester United player Bruno Fernandes responds to Marcus Rashford statement
manchestereveningnews.co.ukGet the latest United transfer window updates, news and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes has sent a message of support to teammate Marcus Rashford after he was racially abused following a penalty miss in the Euro 2020 final.
Rashford was brought on in the 119th minute of the game specifically to take a penalty in the shootout but the 23-year-old dragged his spot-kick onto the post and England went on to lose the shootout 3-2 to Italy after Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka missed too.
All three players were targeted over the following 24 hours, which led to an outpouring of support from fans and media for all three as well as players coming out in defence of them.
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