By Chris Baynes
BBC News
Jermain Defoe has said he was "appalled and saddened" by a Sheffield Wednesday supporter who mocked the death of Sunderland mascot Bradley Lowery.
Dale Houghton, 31, taunted opposition fans with an image of the six-year-old when the two teams played on Friday.
He admitted a public order offence before Sheffield magistrates on Monday.
Ex-Sunderland striker Defoe formed a close bond with Bradley, who he called his "best mate", before his death from cancer in 2017.
Bradley, of Blackhall Colliery, County Durham, was diagnosed with neuroblastoma - a rare type of cancer - when he was 18 months old.