worldwide TV audience of 328 million saw Bukayo Saka miss the penalty that cost England the European Championship at Wembley Stadium in July 2021. He was just 19 and had never taken a penalty in a senior match before. The abuse he received in the aftermath – much of it racist – went on for weeks. It might have broken some teenagers. Or at least derailed their career somewhat. But at the time of writing, Saka has just completed a run of 83 consecutive matches for his club, Arsenal. He has been named their player of the year two seasons running and, last year, was also voted the England’s team’s top player. When he’s not thrilling crowds on the pitch, he is putting his time and profile to good use: most recently, teaming up with the online freelancer platform Fiverr to help young people get started in business and the creative industries. The England manager, Gareth Southgate, already describes him as
