FOOTBALLER Jermain Defoe’s “sleep tight little one” tribute to Bradley Lowery was the third most retweeted post of the year in the UK.
The young Sunderland fan had formed a touching bond with the striker during an awareness campaign for cancer in young children, but died of neuroblastoma in July.
In tribute he wrote: “Goodbye my friend gonna miss u lots. I feel so blessed God brought u into my life and had some amazing moments with u and for that I’m so grateful.
“I’ll never forget the way u looked at me when I met u for the first time, the genuine love in those cute eyes.
“Really finding it hard to find words to express what you meant to me.”
He concluded: “God has you in his arems and I will always carry you in my heart. Sleep tight little one. My best friend.”
Meanwhile, a man’s quest for free chicken nuggets was the most retweeted post of 2017 in the UK on Twitter, the social site has revealed.
His tweet topped the list ahead of singer Ariana Grande’s response to the terror attack following her concert at the MEN Arena in Manchester in May, in which the US star said she was “broken”.
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