Hundreds of tributes to Marcus Rashford left at his defaced mural have been removed and will be preserved at a library and on a virtual 'Wall of Hope'. The messages will be preserved in a virtual 'Wall of Hope', as well as a new 'Hope Beats Hate' mural at nearby Kingsway Football Club, commission by Withington Walls in partnership with BT's Hope United campaign. Withington Walls founder Ed Wellard said: 'The response to the vandalism of the Rashford mural has been incredible. In the meantime, the virtual wall remains the only place to see them. The mural on the wall of the Coffee House Cafe in Withington was defaced with derogatory comments about Rashford and included the words 'sh**e' and 'b*****d'.

Source: Daily Mail July 23, 2021 17:17 UTC