But he gave up the chance and watched the match from a hospital bed after he volunteered to donate stem cells and bone marrow to help a blood cancer sufferer through UK charity Anthony Nolan and was informed he matched with a patient.
Sam Astley
A young England supporter won praise on Thursday after he gave up tickets to watch the Euro 2020 semi-final against Denmark to donate life-saving stem cells.
Sam Astley, 24, was set to attend the game at Wembley on Wednesday after his girlfriend won tickets in a competition.
But he gave up the chance and watched the match from a hospital bed after he volunteered to donate stem cells and bone marrow to help a blood cancer sufferer through UK charity Anthony Nolan and was informed he matched with a patient.
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He and his girlfriend gave their tickets to relatives. The BBC reported that Astley underwent a procedure to remove bone marrow containing stem cells from his hip bones.
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