Patrick Bamford has revealed that Marcus Rashford's off-field work has encouraged him to help make positive changes away from football.
The Leeds United striker is an ambassador for Hylo Athletics, a sustainable sport shoe company, and his 'Z' hand gesture celebration is a nod to the work they do to promote actions that combat climate change.
Bamford has spoken out about how his Premier League counterpart Rashford's actions off the pitch spurred him to try make a difference himself.
Speaking to Sky Sports, the 27-year-old said: “Marcus has shown that this year that you can do so much on the pitch but you can do even more off the pitch and I think he's kind of set the ball rolling for a lot of us.
“I think that's kind of pushed me, or kind of given me the impetus to do more and show that I can make a change as well, so hopefully it won't just be me, it'll be a lot of people following suit.”
Bamford also added: “I think it's something that as I've got older, I've got more interested in. I'm going to be honest, when I was like early 20s/late teens, I didn't really pay that much attention to the environment.
“I obviously did the standard recycling stuff but it was really when my mate created the sustainable running shoes, I started getting involved and learning more about it and then realised how important it was, so the last maybe 3 or 4 years I've really taken a keen interest into it.”
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