Millwall fans donate £2,800 to Bradley Lowery Foundation in memory of young Sunderland fan

Brave fight: Bradley Lowery, who lost his battle to cancer, touched the hearts of the nation
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Jessica Morgan19 November 2017

Millwall fans have paid tribute to Bradley Lowery by donating £2,800 in memory of the young Sunderland fan.

The six-year-old tragically passed away after losing his battle with terminal cancer in July.

The club launched a special campaign in Bradley's honour to provide other sick children and their families precious memories.

The fundraising drive 'For Bradley' is aiming to create a holiday home, Bradley's Place, to give families an opportunity to spend time together.

Bradley, who fought a brave battle with a rare childhood cancer neuroblastoma before passing away, touched the hearts of football fans across the world after appearing as a mascot on a number of occasions for his beloved Sunderland.

Millwall fans paid tribute to the youngster by donating £2,800 to the fund, and presented the donation at Saturday's Championship game between the two sides at the Stadium of Light.

Sunderland players also wore special edition 'For Bradley' shirts, while Millwall wore special warm-up shirts before the match.

The shirts will be auctioned off and replica jerseys are set to go on sale.

Bradley was diagnosed with neuroblastoma when he was just 18 months old after a tumour was found above his left kidney.

The youngster struck up a friendship with England striker Jermain Defoe following his diagnosis and was invited by the Football Association to be a mascot for the World Cup qualifier at Wembley against Lithuania on March 26.

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