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Everton Football Club epitomise pure class with unbelievable gesture to young Sunderland fan

Published 07:52 13 Sept 2016 BST

Conan Doherty
Everton Football Club epitomise pure class with unbelievable gesture to young Sunderland fan

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Bill Kenwright, take a bow.

It was a good day for Bradley Lowery on Monday. The five-year-old is battling with cancer but, for 90 minutes at least, he could just be a football fan. The Sunderland supporter was mascot for his side during the defeat to Everton at the Stadium of Light and he got to meet some heroes of the sporting world. A touching moment with Irish captain Seamus Coleman was captured by photographers. Sunderland v Everton - Premier League And this is just beautiful. Sunderland v Everton - Premier League But, whilst Ronald Koeman's steamrolling Toffees might've made it a tough day for Mackem supporters in footballing terms with a 3-0 dismantling of David Moyes' side, Everton never lost their class. After the game, the club pledged an astounding £200,000 to Bradley Lowery's fight against cancer. The youngster is aiming to raise 700k for treatment in the USA and, thanks to Everton, this was the state of the fundraising early on Tuesday morning. Donate It was an incredible gesture from the club who, along with their financial backing, have offered love and support to Bradley in his fight. https://twitter.com/Everton/status/775447016998600704 https://twitter.com/Everton/status/775450023467315200 It was the most important result of the night. https://twitter.com/RonaldKoeman/status/775457559838949381 Fair play. You can donate to Bradley's fight here. Listen to The GAA Hour live in Castlebar with Brendan Devenney, James Horan, and Pillar Caffrey. Subscribe here on iTunes.