Marcus Rashford is set to leave Jay-Z’s sport agency Roc Nation after just one year on the books, according to The Mirror.
The tabloid newspaper is reporting that the Man Utd forward will be departing the agency alongside Kelly Hogarth – Roc Nation’s vice-president of strategy and communications.
The Man Utd forward officially signed with Jay-Z’s agency in April 2020 – with Roc Nation regarding Rashford as a “New World” athlete who “stands up for what they believe in”.
Rashford worked with Roc Nation last year as he projected a powerful message to parliament about the fight to end child poverty in England. The campaign resulted in two separate u-turns by Downing Street – who reversed their initial decisions to stop food vouchers and free school dinners.
But new reports say the England forward is now expected to leave the agency.
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Only the beginning. Welcome to the family, @MarcusRashford! We’re so proud of what you have achieved off the pitch so far and we look forward to continuing to impact communities together. ✋🤚 #RocFam @dnmaysportsmgt pic.twitter.com/q52DcEUfkX
— Roc Nation Sports (@RocNationSports) June 23, 2020
Founded as a music talent agency by hip-hop pioneer Jay-Z, Roc Nation has since expanded into sport – acquiring American stars before eventually turning to international football players.
Jerome Boateng was the first footballer to sign up to the agency in 2015 – which now represents the likes of Wifried Zaha, Romelu Lukaku, Kevin de Bruyne and Tyrone Mings.
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However, Rashford is no longer listed as one of Roc Nation’s clients on their website.
Rashford’s football ventures, meanwhile, have been represented by DN May Sports Management – a company led by his brothers.
Rashford has been in the headlines since his penalty miss in the Euro 2020 final – with the forward falling victim to horrific abuse online.
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His mural in Withington was also defaced.
Over the past 24 hours, however, the painting has been repaired and people have flocked to the site from all over the UK to leave notes of support and appreciation.
A demonstration also took place in front of the mural – with Rashford describing himself as being “overwhelmed, thankful and lost for words”.
Details released of Andy Burnham’s meetings with Manchester City owners while Mayor
Emily Sergeant
Details of Andy Burnham’s meetings with Manchester City owners during his tenure as Mayor of Greater Manchester have been released.
In case you need bringing up to speed on the situation a little first, Manchester City was found guilty back in September all of its charges related to the Premier League’s financial rules over a nine-season period, and on top of that, was also found guilty of the majority of charges in relation to its failure to co-operate with the League’s investigation.
According to the Premier League, the independent Commission found that Manchester City had arranged so-called ‘sham’ commercial deals with a number of its sponsors.
These were part of a disguised funding scheme – with those sponsors only required to pay a portion of the relevant sponsorship fees.
The remainder was then funded by Abu Dhabi United Group Investment & Development Ltd (ADUG), which owned the club.
The Commission also concluded, as quoted by the Premier League, that the club had ‘made concerted efforts to stop and frustrate the Premier League investigation’.
Within the past week or so, it has since come to light that now-Prime Minister Andy Burnham had dealings with Manchester City during his tenure as Greater Manchester Mayor, and Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has now issued a public statement, giving details on the matter and what these ‘dealings’ entailed.
A spokesperson for GMCA confirmed that Burnham had a ‘formal meeting’ with Man City Chairman, Khaldoon Al Mubarak, back in October 2021.
The statement reads in full: “In October 2021, Andy Burnham, in his role as Mayor of Greater Manchester, had a formal meeting with Khaldoon Al Mubarak at the UK Government’s Global Investment Summit arranged by the Department for International Trade.
“In his capacity as Mayor, he was a guest of Manchester City FC at home matches on a small number of occasions, including attending Vincent Kompany’s testimonial match in September 2019, where he met the Chairman informally in the stands. These have been declared in the usual way.
“Also during his time as Mayor, representatives of Greater Manchester sporting clubs would routinely join business delegations as part of Mayoral international visits.
“This included representatives from Manchester United travelling to Austin and Dublin, Lancashire Cricket Club joining a delegation to India, and Manchester City FC staff supporting visits to China and Japan.”
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Multiple arrests made for ‘tragedy chanting’ and police officer assault as Man City defeated Liverpool
Emily Sergeant
Multiple people were arrested over the weekend as Manchester City defeated Liverpool in a Premier League clash.
Merseyside Police have confirmed that a total of 10 people were arrested during the policing operation at Liverpool’s home ground of Anfield as they hosted Manchester City on Sunday 11 October.
One man was arrested on suspicion of assaulting a police constable, five were on suspicion of tragedy chanting, one on suspicion of being drunk and disorderly, two for affray, and one on suspicion of throwing items onto the pitch.
Police are now appealing to the public, and are particularly looking to speak to witnesses of the assault of the officer.
At around 6:35pm, as fans left the stadium, a police officer sustained a ‘serious facial injury’ during the arrest of a man on Anfield Road, and was subsequently taken to hospital for treatment but is now recovering at home.
Investigating officers are now conducting enquiries, speaking to witnesses, and analysing CCTV and camera phone footage.
Chief Inspector Leanne Hobin said it’s ‘extremely disappointing’ that an officer has sustained a serious injury while carrying out their duty.
“I hope the arrests send a clear message and act as a deterrent to others,” Chief Inspector Hobin continued. “Anyone who engages in this abhorrent behaviour risks ending up in custody and getting a criminal record.
“Despite the actions of a few, the overwhelming majority of the 60,000 fans in attendance behaved well and I want to thank them for their co-operation.”
Manchester City ended up defeated Liverpool 3-0 during the Premier League clash at Anfield.
The Manc -
14th July 2021 
