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From a half-cleared corner, the ball falls to Jordan Henderson. With a shimmy he turns past Danny Rose and finds Jadon Sancho in the box. The winger, wearing England’s red away shirt, finds room behind Harry Maguire and stands up a cross to the back post where Marcus Rashford is waiting to crash a header into the net. “Yes! Sancho to Rashford!” screams Rashford at Sancho. “I know your hands must be sweating right now!”
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Written by Paul MacInnes
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/apr/12/coronavirus-esports-england-football-fifa-virtual-gaming under the title “Sancho v Rashford on Fifa: Shutdown gives esports mainstream moment | Paul MacInnes”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
