Marcus Rashford takes sign language after invitation to judge poetry competition for children with hearing loss

Marcus Rashford learns sign language after he receives an invitation from a young fan to judge a poetry competition for children with hearing loss.

Marcus Rashford has been appreciated for his kind act of learning sign language after he accepts an invitation from a young fan to judge a poetry competition for children with hearing loss.

In a video released by the BBC, Rashford is seen learning the sign language and also talking about his interest in poetry since his early years, showing a different side of Manchester United superstar.

Last month, Rashford received a letter from a young fan, who invited him to be a judge at his school for a poetry competition. “Dear Marcus Rashford, please will you be our judge for our World Book Day poetry competition?” read the letter.

“The deaf children in Manchester will write poems. Please can you pick your winners! And give our prizes if you can? “Please let us know if you can before Feb 7th.”

The fan then drew a picture of Rashford bending a free-kick into the top corner with the caption: “I like your free kicks!” Soon, Rashford took over social media to accept the invitation by his fan.

“I mean how can I say no to this Sheryar, that’s some swerve. Count me in.” wrote Rashford on Twitter. This coverage by the BBC was an extension to the warm act by Rashford.

Watch the video

The English International has been out of action since a while after he picked an injury while playing against Norwich City. He is expected to return in action at the end of this month while he is being treated.

Also read: Eric Dier run into stands to confront fan after defeat against Norwich City

His injury was a big blow to the Red Devils, as the young forward was having a great spell in front of the goal, now Manchester United awaits his return.

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Tanish Chachra

Tanish Chachra is the Motorsport editor at The SportsRush. He saw his first race when F1 visited India in 2011, and since then, his romance with the sport has been seasonal until he took up this role in 2020. Reigniting F1's coverage on this site, Tanish has fallen in love with the sport all over again. He loves Kimi Raikkonen and sees a future world champion in Oscar Piastri. Away from us, he loves to snuggle inside his books.

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