Do we like Bukayo Saka?
Our score: 8 out of 10. Decent record, funded housing for quake-hit families and handled online hate with grace, but I found little on his own views either way.
Let's be upfront: this one is a thin file, because several of the pages I tried to open were blocked. Everything below rests on what I could source, and the gaps are flagged.
The latest is a ripper. At the 2026 World Cup England lost a semi-final to Argentina, then beat France 6-4 in the third-place play-off, and Saka bagged a hat-trick, finishing with a late penalty. Manager Thomas Tuchel said England struggled to feel proud of third because they wanted the final.
On the harm test, I searched his name against LGBTQ+ issues, women, climate and politics and found no harmful statements, no campaigns and no questionable company. I also found no statements from him on those causes, so this is a pass on a clean record, not a ringing endorsement.
The rest of the 2026 coverage is football noise: form, fitness and benching debates, which say nothing about his character. Weigh it up and he is a pass on both tests, and an easy one to cheer for.