Aussie star returns to see ill child

AUSTRALIA’S backup goalkeeper Brad Jones has had to leave the World Cup in order to be by the side of his four-year-old son Luca, who has been diagnosed with cancer.

Mon, 07 Jun, 2010 - 01:00

Jones’s Socceroo team-mates were reported to be devastated when they were told his son had leukaemia.

Jones last night arrived back in France to join his family.

CONNECT WITH US TODAY

NEWSLETTERS

NOTIFICATIONS

Be the first to know the latest news and updates

More in this section

Liverpool v Manchester City - Premier League - Anfield

Arne Slot admits Liverpool have to be ‘close to perfection’ to secure Champions League spot

Bohemians v St Patrick's Athletic - SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division

Bohs' Hickey excited by challenge of switching to centre-back

Jack Grealish’s season with Everton over after foot surgery

Courts Soccer Place: France Place: St Tropez Place: USA Place: South Africa Person: Australia Person: Brad Jones Person: Luca Person: Jones Person: Julie Person: Lucas Neill Event: World Cup Organisation: Socceroo Organisation: Socceroos

<p>Eni Aluko who says Ian Wright's refusal to accept an apology from her last year "greenlit further abuse", and admitted she felt "gaslit" by social media comments from ITV presenter Laura Woods earlier this week. Pic: Mike Egerton/PA Wire.</p>

Eni Aluko says Ian Wright’s rejection of apology ‘greenlit further abuse’

READ NOW

Aussie star returns to see ill child

Eni Aluko says Ian Wright’s rejection of apology ‘greenlit further abuse’

Sport

Latest

Sport

Aussie star returns to see ill child

Subscribe to access all of the Irish Examiner.

Eni Aluko says Ian Wright’s rejection of apology ‘greenlit further abuse’

Sport

Latest

Sport

Most Read