The angry reaction to Manchester United star Marcus Rashford holding a Sherrin reached the offices of Football Australia, who have set about ensuring it never happens again.
It’s a time-honoured tradition that whenever a foreign celebrity visits Australia, a photo is inevitably taken of them holding either a koala or a Sherrin.
It comes after a picture of Manchester United star Marcus Rashford, with a shiny new Sherrin football in his grasp, was posted by the AFL’s social media accounts last week, enraging sections of the soccer community – and indeed, even some footy fans who queried Rashford’s relevance to Aussie rules.“Is Marcus suddenly going to switch codes and sign for an AFL side? Go and pat a koala, meet with proud members of our Indigenous communities and spend time with grassroots FOOTBALL clubs.
Sources say that in future, FA won’t sign off on such games unless promoters and foreign clubs agree not to engage in any PR opportunities involving other sports, and will closely scrutinise their publicity plans before giving the green light. Call it the “no Sherrin rule”.
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