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Marcus Rashford has launched a press release on Instagram after being contacted by a tabloid outlet over a photograph of him allegedly posing with a convicted assassin.
Rashford, 27, is at the moment being frozen out of the Manchester United first workforce by Ruben Amorim after admitting final month that he’s prepared to go away his boyhood membership.
The England worldwide was disregarded of United’s squad for his or her conflict with Southampton on Thursday night time, however simply minutes earlier than the workforce information was introduced, he took to social media to put in writing a prolonged put up addressing a separate matter about his private life.
The assertion on his Instagram Story learn: ‘Been contacted immediately by a tabloid informing me that they plan to publish a photograph of me with a rapper apparently taken over a 12 months in the past.
‘I need to make it clear I’ve by no means seen this photograph, I have no idea this individual and I’m not mates with him. Like most footballers if somebody asks for a photograph with me, I’ll by no means refuse however I’m clearly not in a position to do a background test on each person that asks me for a photograph.
‘Can I please urge tabloids slightly than specializing in me, to make use of their platforms to assist increase consciousness on the numerous charities and people that work day by day all through the UK to deal with knife crime to stop extra households struggling tragic loss.
Marcus Rashford has claimed a tabloid has threatened to put up a photograph of him with a rapper convicted of homicide

The tabloid allegedly has a photograph of him with the rapper Jake Fahri (pictured), who’s also referred to as TEN, who was convicted of murdering the teenage schoolboy Jimmy Mizen in 2008
‘My deepest sympathy goes to the household of Jimmy Mizen.’
Rashford mentioning Mizen’s identify provides a powerful indication that the United star is speaking about allegedly being photographed with Jake Fahri, a rapper who performs with a balaclava and goes by the stage identify TEN.
Fahri was sentenced to a minimal of 14 years in jail in 2009 for killing the 16-year-old schoolboy Mizen in Could 2008.
He was just lately launched from jail and has made music promoted by the BBC.
Nevertheless, following a probe by The Sun that exposed the balaclava-clad rapper is Fahri, the BBC banned his music from their radio stations.
This isn’t the primary time that Rashford has spoken out after being photographed with a controversial musician.
Rashford and his former United team-mate Jesse Lingard have been pictured with MC Wiley again in January 2022, regardless of the British grime artist being beforehand banned from Facebook and Twitter for a collection of antisemitic posts.
Rashford reacted to the image by writing on social media: ‘This image has been dropped at my consideration which I perceive now, given context, may simply be misconstrued. I want to reinforce that I don’t and won’t condone discriminative language or behaviour of any form aimed on the Jewish group or some other group.’

Rashford beforehand posed for a photograph with Wiley (pictured) earlier than later condemning the grime artist’s antisemitic posts on social media
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When requested to additional clarify why he had determined to pose with Wiley by a United supporter, Rashford added: ‘Hey Ben, I wasn’t conscious of feedback that had been made after I bought pulled into a photograph alternative. Feedback that I completely condemn. I apologise for any upset triggered. We simply all occurred to be in the identical place on the identical time.
‘I really imagine that tackling antisemitism in and out of doors of the sport requires a better stage of consideration and may very a lot type a part of the sport’s anti-racism stance.’