Chattanooga FC honors child cancer patient with one-day contract

In observance of September being Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, the club had the opportunity to host Neymar, a patient at Erlanger, for training with our MLS NEXT Pro team and to sign a ‘contract for a day’.

Named after a soccer legend, 10-year-old Neymar Lopez was destined to love the game of soccer.

On December 3, 2024 around 7:00 p.m. Neymar was watching TV with his family when he felt a lump on his neck. His family took him to the emergency room and close to midnight doctors were able to determine that it was most likely lymphoma cancer…

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