MARCUS RASHFORD modelled for England’s Euro 2024 clothing range with M&S – despite being dropped by Gareth Southgate.
The Manchester United star – usually a regular with Southgate – was not named in the provisional 33-man squad.
But it did not stop him from posing alongside Arsenal keeper Aaron Ramsdale and Chelsea’s Conor Gallagher – both also picked.
Rashford modelled in a matching two piece beige jacket and trousers combination with a cream jumper on underneath worth £150 in total.
Gallagher wore a black bomber jacket with a cream zip polo shirt also costing £150 while Ramsdale had a £50 buttoned overshirt on with £45 trousers.
M&S have been long-time sponsors of the Three Lions and Southgate famously made the waistcoat his trademark during the 2018 World Cup.
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Ex-England captain John Terry also blamed wearing suits on a sweltering afternoon in South Africa as a reason behind losing to Germany in the 2010 round of 16.
Southgate is due to name his final 26-man squad ahead of the tournament but Rashford is not in contention.
Explaining his decision, Southgate said: “These are of course difficult calls. You are talking about players that are very important players.
“With Marcus, in that area of the pitch, I feel that other players have had better seasons, it’s as simple as that.”
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BBC and ITV’s Euro 2024 line up in full
Here’s how each channel will line-up:
BBC presenters:
Gary Lineker, Alex Scott, Gabby Logan and Mark Chapman
ITV presenters:
Mark Pougatch and Laura Woods
BBC pundits:
Alan Shearer, Micah Richards, Rio Ferdinand, Ellen White, Frank Lampard, Ashley Williams, Wayne Rooney, Joe Hart, Cesc Fabregas, Thomas Frank, David Moyes, Rachel Corsie and James McFadden
ITV pundits:
Ian Wright, Roy Keane, Gary Neville, Karen Carney, Graeme Souness, Eni Aluko, Ange Postecoglou, Danny Rohl and Christina Unkel
BBC commentators:
Guy Mowbray, Robyn Cowen, Vicki Sparks, Steve Wilson, Steve Bower and Jonathan Pearce
ITV commentators:
Sam Matterface, Clive Tyldesley, Seb Hutchinson, Pien Meulensteen and Joe Speight
BBC co-commentators:
Danny Murphy, Martin Keown, Jermaine Jenas and James McFadden
ITV co-commentators:
Lee Dixon, Ally McCoist and Andros Townsend
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Rashford responded online: “Wishing Gareth and the boys all the best for the up and coming tournament.”
The United forward was picked for all three of Southgate’s previous international tournaments, scoring twice in the 2022 World Cup.
Despite the snub, Southgate revealed Rashford respected his decision in a private phone call where the news was broke.
Southgate said: “He will be hugely disappointed.
“He wants to play for England, he loves playing for England, and the opportunity to play in tournaments is why you play international football.
“But again, he was really respectful. I said to him: ‘You’ve got to go and score a couple of goals at the weekend now and put things right.’”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
