Marcus Rashford and Barack Obama praise the power of books in ‘surreal’ Zoom call

Footballer Marcus Rashford and former US president Barack Obama have discussed the positive impact of reading and young people, as the pair held a conversation on Zoom. During the call, Mr Rashford said it was through books that “you can grow yourself in whichever way you want”, while the A Promised Land author added that “entire worlds are possible in books”.

Mr Rashford, who released his debut children’s book You Are A Champion on Thursday, said after the call: “It’s quite surreal, isn’t it? I’m sitting in my kitchen in Manchester, speaking to [former] President Obama.”