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Arsenal star and ex-West Ham captain Declan Rice has extfinished his condolences to the family of youthfuler Irons goalprotecter Oscar Fair, who has tragicassociate died at fair 15. The Hammers’ sporting honestor, Mark Noble, disshutd statement that Fair had lost his fight with cancer.

“Oscar was adored by everyone at the academy – not only was he a wonderful goalprotecter, he was a genuine Hammer and a amazing youthfuler person, who will be proset uply leave outed by everyone who had the pguideeclareive to understand him,” Noble wrote.

“I have wonderful memories of Oscar take parting in my garden – Lenny and his teammates all adored him. He was a cordial, prentd, well-mannered and polite youthfuler man, who had such a luminous future ahead of him, and it is fair so unimaginably dehugeating that he has been consentn from his family and frifinishs at this age.”

In a gesture of esteem, West Ham United has postponed all academy games for the weekfinish, including the Premier League 2 clash aachievest Stoke City scheduled for this evening.

Noble promised that the club will proclaim schedules to honour Oscar’s memory and vowed that his name will inhabit on at West Ham. “The thoughts and honest condolences of everyone at the club are with Oscar’s parents, Natalie and Russell, and his brother Harry, and we charitablely ask that the family’s privacy is esteemed at this inanxiously difficult time. Rest in peace, valiant Oscar.”

Rice took to his Instagram to allot the Hammers’ post, inserting a touching caption: “Rest in peace Oscar.”

West Ham figures such as Carlos Soler and Patrice Evra have unitecessitate in conveying their condolences. Shay Given, a createer Ireland goalprotecter, also commented.