{"id":293268,"date":"2023-10-01T16:24:17","date_gmt":"2023-10-01T16:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=293268"},"modified":"2023-10-01T16:24:17","modified_gmt":"2023-10-01T16:24:17","slug":"sheffield-wednesday-fans-raise-over-6000-in-memory-of-lowery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/soccer\/sheffield-wednesday-fans-raise-over-6000-in-memory-of-lowery\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheffield Wednesday fans raise over \u00a36,000 in memory of Lowery"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Charity fundraiser set up by Sheffield Wednesday supporters in memory of Bradley Lowery raises over \u00a36,000 after two fans appeared to mock\u00a0six-year-old Sunderland fan&#8217;s death from rare cancer<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A fundraiser set up by Sheffield Wednesday fans has raised over \u00a36,000<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><b>Two Wednesday fans appeared to mock Bradley Lowery against Sunderland<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>The young fan passed away in 2017 after a near-lifelong battle with rare cancer\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A charity fundraiser set up by Sheffield Wednesday fans in memory of Sunderland fan Bradley Lowery has raised more than \u00a36,000.<\/p>\n<p>The fundraiser was set up after two Sheffield Wednesday fans, brothers Dale and Drew Houghton, appeared to mock\u00a0Lowery, who\u00a0died at the age of six in 2017 due to a rare cancer.<\/p>\n<p>Two men, aged 31 and 27, are being held on suspicion of outraging public decency over an incident that occurred at Sheffield Wednesday&#8217;s match against Sunderland.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>During Sunderland&#8217;s 3-0 win over Wednesday the brothers were seen laughing as one of them held up a phone displaying zoomed-in picture of Lowery.\u00a0It is\u00a0unclear whether the two men arrested are the Houghton brothers.<\/p>\n<p>As reported by BBC Sport,\u00a0a GoFundMe page set up by the Sheffield Wednesday Women&#8217;s Supporters&#8217; Group has been inundated with donations from Wednesday fans.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/01\/14\/76011811-0-The_six_year_old_s_bravery_became_an_important_symbol_for_the_Bl-a-99_1696166462536.jpg\" height=\"519\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A charity fundraiser set up by Sheffield Wednesday fans in memory of Bradley Lowery has raised more than \u00a36,000.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/01\/14\/76011883-0-Two_Sheffield_Wednesday_fans_were_seen_appearing_to_cruelly_mock-a-98_1696166452145.jpg\" height=\"837\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Two Sheffield Wednesday fans were seen appearing to cruelly mock late Sunderland fan Bradley Lowery<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/01\/14\/76015603-0-In_a_Facebook_post_Bradley_s_mother_Gemma_said_What_ever_happene-a-100_1696166542816.jpg\" height=\"1125\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>In a Facebook post, Bradley&#8217;s mother Gemma said: &#8216;What ever happened to cancer has no colours, let alone respect for a family that lost their baby to cancer&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The money is being given to the Bradley Lowery Foundation, who said it would be put towards the charity&#8217;s holiday home in Scarborough.<\/p>\n<p>The post said: &#8216;We are honestly so overwhelmed. We are so thankful to SWFC and all of the fans for showing your support.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We know the views of a couple are not the views of the majority, and will forever be grateful for this gesture, which will be put towards our holiday home in Scarborough.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Lowery was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a rare type of cancer, when he was 18 months old.<\/p>\n<p>Lowery&#8217;s mother Gemma criticised the &#8216;low life&#8217; brothers who appeared to mock her son&#8217;s death.<\/p>\n<p>In a Facebook post, Bradley&#8217;s mother Gemma said: &#8216;This is so hard for me to see,&#8217; and added: &#8216;What ever happened to cancer has no colours, let alone respect for a family that lost their baby to cancer.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Gemma later thanked the football community for their support and said &#8216;understandably people are angry, if I wasn&#8217;t so upset I&#8217;d be angry to&#8217;, but she added that fans should let the police &#8216;deal with the low lives&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Lowery&#8217;s\u00a0<span>story touched many hearts across the world &#8211; during his brave battle he was even a special guest of\u00a0<\/span>BBC&#8217;s Sports Personality of the Year<span>\u00a0in 2016.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/01\/14\/76015609-0-Bradley_Lowery_s_heartbroken_mother_Gemma_pictured_said_this_is_-a-101_1696166551168.jpg\" height=\"1125\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Bradley Lowery&#8217;s heartbroken mother Gemma (pictured) said &#8216;this is so hard for me to see&#8217; after football fans were spotted laughing and appearing to mock her six-year-old son&#8217;s death, as police launch investigation<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/01\/14\/76011825-0-Lowery_was_awarded_MOTD_goal_of_the_month_for_his_effort_against-a-116_1696168169513.jpg\" height=\"404\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Lowery was awarded MOTD goal of the month for his effort against Chelsea in December 2016<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/01\/15\/76038761-12581287-image-a-122_1696170029035.jpg\" height=\"461\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Lowery was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a rare type of cancer, when he was 18 months old<\/p>\n<p><span>The child&#8217;s strong ties to his club &#8211; as well as\u00a0close and enduring friendship with then-Sunderland player Jermain Defoe &#8211; saw him take to the pitch as a mascot, as well as win Match of the Day&#8217;s goal of the month in 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Defoe has previously spoken about how Lowery has left an everlasting spark in his life, adding: &#8216;There&#8217;s not a day that goes past where I don&#8217;t think about him.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He will always be in my heart, for the rest of my life,&#8217; he said on the &#8216;Jermain Defoe: Outside The Box&#8217; podcast.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12581287\/Charity-fundraiser-set-Sheffield-Wednesday-supporters-memory-Bradley-Lowery-raises-6-000-two-fans-appeared-mock-six-year-old-Sunderland-fans-death-rare-cancer.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Charity fundraiser set up by Sheffield Wednesday supporters in memory of Bradley Lowery raises over \u00a36,000 after two fans appeared [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":293267,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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