LE SCAN SPORT – Big dumpling of the English politician who confused the Manchester United footballer with the Saracens rugby player.
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson is embarrassed. The conservative politician recently said, in an interview with Evening Standard, which he had spoken to English footballer Marcus Rashford. “We met on (a reunion) Zoom, and he seemed incredibly engaged, compassionate, and charming, but then he had to leave. I didn’t want to be the one to make him late for his training.»
Problem, the education secretary never spoke with the Manchester United player, but with … the rugby player Maro Itoje. The damage was done, the team of Gavin Williamson then contacted the English daily to rectify the situation and clarified that he had spoken with the second international line of the Saracens and the XV de la Rose.
I thought it was necessary to confirm that I am not Marcus Rashford … and while we are at it my name is not Mario either!
Maro Itoje
The two players then quipped on their Twitter account. “Due to recent speculation, I thought it was necessary to confirm that I am not Marcus Rashford … and while we are at it, my name is not Mario either! A simple Maro Itoje will do … Lots of love, Marcu … I mean Maro Itoje», Joked the rugby player. For his part, Marcus Rashford tweeted in the tone of humor: “The accent could have been revealing …The physique too: Rashford measures 1.80 m for 70 kg, while Itoje peaks at 1.97 m and weighs 110 kg …
In addition to their sports career, the two English internationals are very invested in social and charitable actions. Marcus Rashford had, last year, raised the funds to allow the association FareShare to serve 3 million meals to disadvantaged people. For his part, before his career as a rugby player, Itoje had obtained a scholarship to enter the prestigious private high school in Harrow, which had notably welcomed Winston Churchill on its benches. He then joined the Institute of Oriental and African Studies in London with the aim of launching, after his sports career, in politics on the African continent.
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