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The agency’s head, who was instrumental in Marcus Rashford’s rise to the cultural and campaigning icon, leaves after he is charged with illegally approaching a Manchester City youth player
- The agency’s managing director, who works with Marcus Rashford, has resigned
- Sam Stapleton has been accused of illegally approaching a teenage star
- Stapleton was handed a six-week ban, after which he left Roc Nation Sports
- He was responsible for running the football sector at the agency Jay Z founded
The agency’s managing director, who played a key role in Marcus Rashford’s development into a campaign and cultural icon, left the company after being banned from the FA for an illegal approach to a youth team player.
Sportsmail learned that Sam Stapleton was charged with violating FA Rule E1 (b) last year after he was accused of representing a 16-year-old at the Manchester City Academy without seeking permission from his parents.
Stapleton was banned from work for six weeks after an FA tribunal found him guilty of a “serious breach of protection” which was reduced to two weeks on appeal. He then gave up his position at Roc Nation Sports.
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