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Street artist Akse P19 repairs the mural of Manchester United striker and England player Marcus Rashford on the wall of the Coffee House Cafe on Copson Street, Withington, which was vandalised after the England football team lost the UEFA Euro 2021 final
THE success of the England football team has rightly been acclaimed throughout the land.
The players and management have been a real credit to an open, outward-looking country that is welcoming to all.
Most of the team are descended from migrants to this country, from Marcus Rashford and Raheem Sterling to Declan Rice and Kalvin Phillips.
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