A teenage goalkeeper from West Ham's academy has died at the age of 15 from cancer.
Oscar Fairs, from Benfleet, Essex, was diagnosed with a rare 7cm ependymoma brain tumor in August 2023 and underwent seven surgeries and one round of chemotherapy before being told palliative care was his only option. , received one dose of radiation therapy.
A GoFundMe page has been set up to help the family raise £100,000 towards treatment trials in France.
The Faires family said West Ham footballers donated £27,000, chairman David Sullivan £10,000 and former West Ham star Declan Rice, now at Arsenal, £5,000. .
On Friday, West Ham announced that a 15-year-old boy had died.
Mark Noble, the club's sporting director, said: “Oscar was loved by everyone at the academy. Not only was he a great goalkeeper, he was a real hammer and a fantastic young man. He will be greatly missed by all who enjoyed his time. ” To get to know him.
“I have wonderful memories of Oscar playing in the garden. [my son] Lenny and his teammates all loved him.
“He was a friendly, happy, well-mannered and well-mannered young man with a very bright future ahead of him, and for him to be taken away from his family and friends at this age is an unimaginable shock.
“The thoughts and deepest sympathies of everyone at the club are with Oscar's parents, Natalie and Russell, and his brother Harry. We ask that the family's privacy be respected at this very difficult time.”
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As a mark of respect, all academy games scheduled for the weekend have been postponed.
