The mural featuring Marcus Rashford was defaced but residents covered it. Police said the abuse was racially motivatedMarcus Rashford spoke out last night about the racist abuse he received after the Euro 2020 final, saying: “I will never apologise for who I am”. He said he could take criticism “all day long” and that his missed penalty “should have gone in”. But, he added: “I will never apologise for who I am and where I came from.”SponsoredHe said he had “felt no prouder moment than wearing those three lions on my chest”, cheered on by tens of thousands, and that he had “dreamt of days like this”. He thanked fans for their “overwhelming” messages and the people of Withington, Manchester, where a mural of the footballer was defaced, who he said “had me on the verge of tears” with their support.

Source: The Times July 12, 2021 16:04 UTC