The typical image of a footballer is drugs, drink, flashy cars, big houses and models – (not the financial type the cheating on your GF type ) LADS LADS LADSSSSS.
It’s rare for the image to be anything else. In fact the last news story that comes to mind was of a bunch of footballers breaking covid restrictions to have sex (cheating on their partners) with some locals in Iceland. Or the story of the rape victims lots and lots of rape victims, like loads!
Marcus has, with his cause of feeding poor children in the UK, single-handedly turned the focus onto good deeds. He is improving the image of footballers generally, and while he still gets a lot criticism - as you can see from the Facebook post and his reply to this MP on twitter - both alleging that parents should feed their children ignoring the fact that sometimes it’s just not possible for some families.
The Independent recently tried to tar his image by showing some of his investment portfolio.
I was curious if there would be some resentment from his teammates, but you can see in the way they play there is just mutual respect and love. The public has warmed to it as well.
Now more then ever, altruism and real impactful deeds that result in change are what the world needs. The fact is, he has inspired business to change and to take action as well. He encouraged these private enterprises to become more altruistic, and this is a form of disruptive altruism that we love to see.
One thing that really stood out about Rashford to me was that he said he was “Proud to be British.” This made my heart swell. Seeing men doing good things for the altruistic space warms my heart. I hope to partner with him and others like him to use the Causevest Network to further any causes they might have in the future.
Watch this space and let me know if it interests you.