West Ham United announce death of Dylan Tombides from cancer

Australian 20-year-old diagnosed with testicular cancer in 2011

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West Ham United have announced that Dylan Tombides has died at the age of 20 after his battle with cancer.

Tombides died on Friday morning with his family by his side, having fought testicular cancer for the past three years after being diagnosed with it while representing Australia at the Under-17 World Cup in Mexico in the summer of 2011. He continued to train and made his debut for West Ham as a substitute in the Capital One Cup against Wigan Athletic last season and he was also on the bench against Burnley earlier this season.

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