Raheem Sterling paid tribute to Damary Dawkins after scoring for England last monthRaheem Sterling will pay for the funeral of Crystal Palace youth player Damary Dawkins, who died in March aged 13. Manchester City winger Sterling supported a campaign to find a suitable stem cell donor for Damary, who had acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. "Damary was a special young man who touched a lot of lives, including my own," Sterling said. Raheem Sterling said Damary Dawkins was "an example to us all"Damary's father, Tony, said Sterling's shirt tribute was "very, very touching". "I remember when Crystal Palace played Manchester City and they lost - Damary put on his tracksuit with the Crystal Palace badge and took a picture to send to Raheem.

Source: BBC April 22, 2019 09:07 UTC