Marcus Rashford meets one of his football idols: Thursday’s sporting social

The best of the day’s social media posts from the sporting world.

Thursday 08 December 2022 18:43 GMT

Marcus Rashford met former England and Manchester United star David Beckham in Qatar (Adam Davy/PA) (PA Wire)

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Sports stars and clubs across the world continue to provide an insight into their lives on social media.

Here, the PA news agency looks at some of the best examples from December 8.

Football

Marcus Rashford met David Beckham.

Erling Haaland was pleased to be back.

Many happy returns…

England were preparing for the quarter-finals.

Clubs’ Christmas festivities have come a long way.

Oli McBurnie reveals a ‘Potter masterclass’.

Goalkeepers’ union.

Formula One

George Russell attended a premiere.

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