England star Jermain Defoe breaks down in tears as he talks about six-year-old Bradley Lowery's desperate battle against cancer

Jermain Defoe broke down on Thursday as he reflected emotionally on his relationship with six-year-old terminally ill Sunderland supporter Bradley Lowery. Bradley, 6, suffers from the rare childhood cancer neuroblastoma but Defoe has forged a close friendship with the boy and his mother Gemma. Defoe met Bradley when the youngster was a mascot for a Sunderland game last season and the pair's relationship has captured the hearts of many across the country in recent months.