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I dont think any of this is unusual or surprising. There's a very long and ignoble history of this sort of stuff when it's come to sports stars and activism, a divide between people who celebrate them for what they achieve and those who see them as being uppity and getting above their station. And they must be targeted and punished for it. Billie Jean King, Smith & Carlos, Ali, Althea Gibson to name a few, all drew the wrath of bigots and misogynists down upon them for daring to use their platform to try and make the world a better place. The same with Colin Kaepernick - if he had been taking the knee to protest our boys in the military weren't being appreciated enough, do you think there'd have been the same song and dance about it? - and with Naomi Osaka getting piled on by right wing grifters in the US, cowardly using the cloak of mental health to spew out their naked hostility against her.

All the billionaire tax dodgers and fraudsters, making ever bigger profits off death and misery, and they turn their weapons on a young black footballer who is a beacon of hope for millions. And they simply can't stand it, this young black upstart getting above his station and making fools of them and their lords and paymasters. And while their much trumpeted expose seems like it has failed this time, they've still sent the required message - know your place fella, we haven't finished with you yet.

Your last paragraph is right to point out the important distinction and what Eskimo is doing is defamation which is against rule 2 of this forum

What indirect benefits?

Everyone knows about the charity work he did, it was a public campaign. Everyone knows he became more famous (I barely had a clue who he was before it, don't follow football at all). When he starts doing ads or wearing specific gear, everyone knows that too (be a pretty pointless sponsorship deal if they tried to hide it, they make it as public as they can).

So what indirect benefits has he not disclosed to the public? What indirect benefits would suggest he acted inappropriately, had a conflict of interest or would have him be the subject of a piece by The Spectator which could disclose legal implications?

Tom Daly wins Gold and annonces

'I feel incredibly proud to say I am a gay man and also an Olympic champion.”  Gold medal winner Tom Daley says he hopes his performance will inspire young LGBT people to realise “you can achieve anything”. 

I presume this will be the no1 outrage on the right whinge grifter Alertnative reality channel later, how dare he mention his gayness. Virtual signaling at its worstest.

Why would they be "disclosed"?

Can you show me your posts where you have slated Farage for sucking at the teat of the taxpayers? He claimed for EVERYTHING, including hiring his wife as his "secretary" yet not a peep out of you.

You're OK with a millionaire white mam making money through dodgy schemes but if a young black man drags his way to success you're all over it.

It must absolutely kill you that Rashford earns more in one week than you do in a year, I think we can all see your real agenda here and it shows what a terrible person you really are.

Yup,

Maybe he should read it.

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It seems the most innapropriate thing Rashford has done is be a successful decent bloke who companies want to associate with so that THEY can benefit from his appeal.

Like how pretty much all sponsorships of anything have always been. Ferrari, Manchester United, Yamaha, Dublin GAA all attract more sponsorship than Minardi, Galway United, Ilmor GP, Leitrim GAA.

How dare Rashford actually help people. The innapropriateness of it all.

Jesus, the Clinton Foundation! I hate the Clintons personally but this is just getting ridiculous, like comparing the guy flipping burgers for a dollar on the sidewalk to McDonalds. One is a massive organisation with thousands of employees, the other is a just a guy who kicks a piece of pigs bladder around, trying to do the best he can for some hungry kids. You can't not see how utterly daft this is getting at this stage. I'm having difficulty believing you actually believe half the stuff you're writing.

"I have no doubt there are legal implications that must be robustly dealt with." - eskimohunt

There was a fella on sky earlier this morning suggesting it would result in a 10-13p reduction on bottles of wine over £12. So wahey, a huge victory for the brexit working man who loves nothing better in the evening than to kick back with a mid or top of the range Beaujolais.