Raheem 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.
The England international, 24, plans to attend the funeral on Friday. Read more