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“We [the France team] are citizens, we cannot be disconnected from the world around us. We know that we are in an important situation for our country, an unprecedented situation. I want to address the French people. The extremes are at the gates of power, we have the opportunity to choose the future of our country.
“I call on all young people to go and vote, to understand the gravity of the situation. I hope that my voice resonates as far as possible. … I hope we will still be proud to wear this jersey on July 7.”
Moving stuff.
I agree, just interesting to see arguably the best player of his generation intimating he won't want to put on the blue shirt again if the far right are running France.
That said, the comments in the right wing press are no different in terms of tone to those of the daily mail article if Rashford had said the same. 65% of people in a poll run by the Figaro said he should have kept it zipped...