Bradley Lowery wins Match of the Day's goal of the month after touching hearts of football fans
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The young football fan who won the heart of the nation as he battles cancer has added another award after picking up Match of the Day's goal of the month accolade.
Bradley Lowery, five, was given a rousing reception before his beloved Sunderland took on table-topping Chelsea last month, slotting away a goal in the warm-up.
And supporters from across the country campaigned for his close-range strike to pick up Match of the Day ’s coveted award.
He woke up on Monday to watch Sunday night’s Match of the Day 2, where his win was revealed.
Bradley’s mum, Gemma, of Blackhall Colliery, Co. Durham, tweeted: “Brad just woke up and watched #MOTD2 and found out he got #goalofthemonth he is over the moon thank you @BBCMOTD thank you @SunderlandAFC.”
The youngster was named joint-winner alongside Manchester United’s Henrikh Mkhitaryan - for a scorpion kick goal scored against Sunderland.
(Photo: Lowery family / SWNS)
Yesterday we told how on a trip to London last week, Bradley, who has terminal neuroblastoma, threw a coin in a wishing well outside Buckingham Palace and wished for “the ‘nasties’ to go away”.
He bagged 300,000 Christmas cards from around the world after Sunderland’s act of kindness that saw him meet his heroes, including goalscorer Jermain Defoe, who carried him on to the pitch.