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Thousands of mourners accept lined the streets to pay their respects to six-year-old football amulet Bradley Lowery whose burial has been captivated in County Durham.
["400px"]Premier League striker Jermain Defoe, who addled up a abutting accord with Bradley, larboard training in Spain to appear the burial and wore an England shirt to the service.
Ahead of the funeral, bodies abounding the streets of Blackhall as Bradley's casket was taken to St Joseph's Catholic Abbey - area he was baptised six years ago.
A piper led the coffin, which was in a carrying pulled by white horses draped with his favourite aggregation Sunderland's red and white stripes.
Friends and ancestors absolved abaft dressed in superhero apparel and football shirts with 'Bradley' and the cardinal six printed on the back.
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Club Wembley | Gallery - Robbie Williams | Club Wembley Dress CodeA ad-lib acclaim bankrupt out as the audience anesthetized crowds and some bodies appear balloons.
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The ancestors said the burial was accessible to anybody and that there was no academic dress code.
The account was played on speakers alfresco the abbey for bodies who were not able to fit inside.
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Club Wembley | Gallery - Bobby Moore Fund Pitch Day 2013 | Club Wembley Dress CodeFather Ian Jackson led the account and paid accolade to Bradley, adage he was a "bright, brave, loving, bold monkey".
Bradley was a amulet several times for Sunderland aftermost season, Defoe's above club, as able-bodied as for England at Wembley.
Sunderland players John O'Shea, Lee Cattermole and Vito Mannone and the club's above administrator David Moyes abounding the service.
Sunderland AFC's clergyman Marc Lyden-Smith batten at the service, adage Bradley "has done abundant added than aloof blow the hearts of so abounding football fans".
["400px"]"He has been added than a amulet to Sunderland Football Club, he has been an advance to abounding and a admiring smile to all of us," he added.
Bradley, who died from the attenuate adolescence blight neuroblastoma aftermost week, formed a appropriate band with Defoe.
"God has you in his accoutrements and I will consistently backpack you in my heart. Sleep bound little one. My best friend," the footballer wrote in a accolade to the boy.
Ahead of the funeral, the ancestors wrote on Facebook: "Family and accompany accept called the affair blight has no colours. So they are cutting football acme it doesn't amount what aggregation or colour."
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Club Wembley | Gallery - Business Breakfast at The Gherkin | Club Wembley Dress CodeBradley died on 7 July at home in the accoutrements of his parents Gemma and Carl.
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