10 hours agoRasford's Mural covers his heart after racist abuse
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)Hundreds of messages of support were added to the wall painting of English football player Marcus Rasford after being damaged by inscriptions. Residents in Withington, Manchester, placed contagious notes, England's heart of love and flags on the abuse-covering blacklines, which emerged shortly after losing the team to Italy at the penalty in the Euro 2020 final. [...]
Residents in Withington, Manchester, placed contagious notes, England's heart of love and flags on the abuse-covering blacklines, which emerged shortly after losing the team to Italy at the penalty in the Euro 2020 final. Police are investigating the incident as racially deteriorating criminal damage.
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Rasford, who lost his penalty, said in a Twitter post Monday evening that the response from his community “made me cry”.
