Posted in News West Ham academy player, 15, who dreamed of becoming professional goalkeeper dies after losing brave battle with cancer December 14, 2024 Oscar Ray Fairs, who was diagnosed with ependymoma in August 2023 – a rare tumor that grows in the brain or spinal cord – has sadly passed away, the Club announced today. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14190635/West-Ham-academy-player-goalkeeper-dies-cancer.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490