Manchester United player Marcus Rashford and his mother Melanie visit FareShare Greater Manchester at New Smithfield Market, Manchester. AP Photo
Manchester United player Marcus Rashford and his mother Melanie visit FareShare Greater Manchester at New Smithfield Market, Manchester. AP Photo
Marcus Rashford, seen here on the left, waged a high-profile campaign to persuade the Government to provide free meals to vulnerable youngsters in England throughout the school holidays during the coronavirus pandemic. AP Photo
Marcus Rashford, seen here on the left, waged a high-profile campaign to persuade the Government to provide free meals to vulnerable youngsters in England throughout the school holidays during the coronavirus pandemic. AP Photo
Staff at The Watering Can Restaurant and Cafe in Liverpool's Greenbank Park prepare free half-term meal packs for children. Getty Images
Staff at The Watering Can Restaurant and Cafe in Liverpool's Greenbank Park prepare free half-term meal packs for children. Getty Images
Camp Manager Georgia Marks and Leigh Ellwood, owner of Planet Youth holiday and after school camps, prepare food lunch packs for those who are in need of free children’s meals over the half term holiday, in Muswell Hill, London. Getty Images
Camp Manager Georgia Marks and Leigh Ellwood, owner of Planet Youth holiday and after school camps, prepare food lunch packs for those who are in need of free children’s meals over the half term holiday, in Muswell Hill, London. Getty Images
A young boy carries free half-term meal packs for himself and his sibling from the Watering Can Cafe in Liverpool. Getty Images
A young boy carries free half-term meal packs for himself and his sibling from the Watering Can Cafe in Liverpool. Getty Images
Volunteers from Richmond Rugby prepare to deliver meals to local school children on the Ivybridge estate in Twickenham, south west London. AFP
Volunteers from Richmond Rugby prepare to deliver meals to local school children on the Ivybridge estate in Twickenham, south west London. AFP
Vikki Long from the Barkers of Richmond fish and chip shop prepares a serving of fish and chips on. The chip shop are offering family meal deals throughout the coronavirus pandemic. Getty Images
Vikki Long from the Barkers of Richmond fish and chip shop prepares a serving of fish and chips on. The chip shop are offering family meal deals throughout the coronavirus pandemic. Getty Images
A waitress serves a meal at a cafe in the Richmond Victorian indoor market. The cafe are offering free meals to families in need during the school holidays. Getty Images
A waitress serves a meal at a cafe in the Richmond Victorian indoor market. The cafe are offering free meals to families in need during the school holidays. Getty Images
Staff at The Watering Can Restaurant and Cafe in Liverpool's Greenbank Park prepare free half-term meal packs for children. Getty Images
Staff at The Watering Can Restaurant and Cafe in Liverpool's Greenbank Park prepare free half-term meal packs for children. Getty Images
Dom Palacio, Head of Community at Richmond Rugby, delivers meals to local school children living in a block of flats on the Ivybridge estate in Twickenham, south west London. AFP
Dom Palacio, Head of Community at Richmond Rugby, delivers meals to local school children living in a block of flats on the Ivybridge estate in Twickenham, south west London. AFP

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Marcus Rashford will be remembered as a great on and off the pitch

The Manchester United striker will score plenty of goals but his activisim in fighting child poverty should be admired by all

Liliane Tannoury

January 20, 2021

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Any player wanting to be remembered as a great at Manchester United knows that achievements on the pitch must be matched by endeavours off it.

One current United player making an impact on both counts is Marcus Rashford.

With the January transfer window open, the CIES Football Observatory last week released its latest biannual transfer value list, with United striker Rashford rated the most valuable player in the world at €165 million ($200m).

The CIES list charts how much a club would have to pay to sign a player across Europe's big five leagues, based on advanced algorithms dictated by key factors such as a player's age, the length of their contract, their club's financial situation and any previous transfer fees.

Rashford is also on track to record his best season in senior football, having scored 15 so far in all competitions.

I venture to say that in the short term he will be the captain of United.

20. Frenkie de Jong of Barcelona has a current transfer value of £91.06m (Dh422.7m) according to CIES. Getty
20. Frenkie de Jong of Barcelona has a current transfer value of £91.06m (Dh422.7m) according to CIES. Getty
19. Chelsea's Mason Mount has a transfer value of £91.41m. PA
19. Chelsea's Mason Mount has a transfer value of £91.41m. PA
18. Juventus and Netherlands defender Matthijs de Ligt, £93.37m. EPA
18. Juventus and Netherlands defender Matthijs de Ligt, £93.37m. EPA
17. Bruno Fernandes of Manchester United, £93.55m. Getty
17. Bruno Fernandes of Manchester United, £93.55m. Getty
16. Bayern Munich's German midfielder Serge Gnabry, £95.25m. AFP
16. Bayern Munich's German midfielder Serge Gnabry, £95.25m. AFP
15. Dortmund's Erling Haaland, £95.69m. EPA
15. Dortmund's Erling Haaland, £95.69m. EPA
14. Joao Felix of Atletico Madrid, £96.23m. EPA
14. Joao Felix of Atletico Madrid, £96.23m. EPA
13. Manchester City striker Gabriel Jesus, £100.87m. Getty
13. Manchester City striker Gabriel Jesus, £100.87m. Getty
12. Manchester City's Bernardo Silva has a transfer value of £102.56m. Getty
12. Manchester City's Bernardo Silva has a transfer value of £102.56m. Getty
11. Liverpool's Roberto Firmino, £105.68m. AP
11. Liverpool's Roberto Firmino, £105.68m. AP
10. Tottenham and England striker Harry Kane has a transfer value of £105.86m. PA
10. Tottenham and England striker Harry Kane has a transfer value of £105.86m. PA
9. Alphonso Davies has only recently broken into the Bayern Munich first team, and is now valued at £119.06m. PA
9. Alphonso Davies has only recently broken into the Bayern Munich first team, and is now valued at £119.06m. PA
8. Antoine Griezmann of Barcelona, £121.65m. Getty
8. Antoine Griezmann of Barcelona, £121.65m. Getty
7. Liverpool star Sadio Mane is worth £124.14, according to CIES. EPA
7. Liverpool star Sadio Mane is worth £124.14, according to CIES. EPA
6. Mohamed Salah of Liverpool is valued at £129.23m. Getty
6. Mohamed Salah of Liverpool is valued at £129.23m. Getty
5. Manchester United and England forward Marcus Rashford is worth £135.83m. PA
5. Manchester United and England forward Marcus Rashford is worth £135.83m. PA
4. Trent Alexander-Arnold of Liverpool is valued at £152.6m. Getty
4. Trent Alexander-Arnold of Liverpool is valued at £152.6m. Getty
3. Jadon Sancho of Borussia Dortmund is third on the list, valued at £159.73m. AP
3. Jadon Sancho of Borussia Dortmund is third on the list, valued at £159.73m. AP
2. Manchester City's Raheem Sterling has the second highest transfer value in the big five leagues, at £173.64m. Reuters
2. Manchester City's Raheem Sterling has the second highest transfer value in the big five leagues, at £173.64m. Reuters
1. Paris Saint-Germain's French striker Kylian Mbappe has a current transfer value of £231.17 million, according to CIES. The 21-year-old has two years left on his contract. EPA
1. Paris Saint-Germain's French striker Kylian Mbappe has a current transfer value of £231.17 million, according to CIES. The 21-year-old has two years left on his contract. EPA

At just 23, Rashford has already accumulated vast experience for his club and will be looking to spearhead England's attack along with the likes of Harry Kane and Raheem Sterling at this year's Euro 2020 tournament.

But Rashford has usurped his footballing achievements this year with his social activism in recent times, becoming one of those few players who become a giant inside and outside the four lines.

Undoubtedly, the generous contributions of the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi and others were very important in the beginning of the pandemic, but Rashford's role in fighting for good causes is on another level entirely.

When Covid-19 reached the UK last year, the United and England star was not content with making financial donations or simply training at home, waiting until football started again.

Instead, seeing a need in the wider community, he began to make a tangible difference in the lives of the less fortunate.

Rashford helped raise money and raise awareness of FareShare, an organisation that redistributes surplus food to charities, which are later turned into meals for those in need. Having grown up poor, Rashford knew only too well the perils of not knowing where the next healthy meal was coming from.

In the UK, there are more than 32,000 schools. With closures during both the first and second wave of the pandemic, many of the children who relied on schools for free meals were suddenly deprived of it.

With his help, more than £20m ($27.4m) has been raised and Fareshare now provides three million meals a week to underprivileged children across the UK.

The Manchester-born striker has also successfully campaigned for the UK government to provide more than a million school children with access to free lunch vouchers. This campaign earned him an MBE in the New Year's Honours list.

Rashford's contribution to charitable causes was duly recognised at The Best Fifa Football Awards 2020 ceremony, in which he was named the first Fifa Foundation Award winner for his outstanding humanitarian work in combating child poverty.

There is no doubt that Rashford will be one of the great players in United's history for what he does on the pitch, but he will also be an idol of a great nation for everything he has done off it too.

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