Come on the U's - Emily Begg and Suzanne Bailey cheer on Colchester United. Submitted picture
A campaign has been launched by Colchester United players in memory of a very special fan.
Emily Begg, 14, died last week after a battle with leukaemia.
The football-mad teenager, whose bedroom walls were covered in football photos, never missed a home game until she went into hospital with leukaemia in September last year.
Players at Layer Road became touched by Emily's plight and were working to raise enough funds to send her on holiday to Disneyland.
They have now launched a campaign to raise money for the Teenage Cancer Trust and will re-record their anthem, Up The U's, on Tuesday, in her memory.
- To make an online donation, visit justgiving.com/CUFCplayers
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