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Jermain Defoe reflects on his friendship with Bradley Lowery six years since his death from cancer

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Jermain Defoe has reflected upon his friendship with Bradley Lowery, six years on from his death in 2017.

Lowery died at the age of six, after the young Sunderland fan was diagnosed with a rare cancer type, called neuroblastoma, when he was just 18 months old.

His story touched many hearts across the world. During his brave battle, he was also a special guest of BBC's Sports Personality of the Year in 2016.

In a new BBC podcast, the former Sunderland captain said he still thinks about Lowery on a daily basis.