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Luis Suarez isn't exactly renowned for his kindhearted nature on the pitch, but this video proves that the former Liverpool striker really does have a touch of class about him.

He personally delivered a signed shirt to a cancer patient in the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo on Thursday, two months after making a promise to the young sufferer.

Suarez spoke to young Mateo via video link in May this year, where he posed as a specialist doctor before revealing his true identity.

The gesture left Mateo in tears of joy, before Suarez told him: "You are very brave, a fighter, so you must keep on going."

(Image: NeyCastillo9) (Image: NeyCastillo9)

He then promised to deliver a signed match shirt to the youngster if he continued to listen to doctor's orders and take his medication.

Suarez honoured that promise when he turned up at the Hospital Pereira Rossell alongside wife Sofia earlier this week.

One of the doctors at the hospital, Dr Ney Castillo, tweeted: "Today the brave children of the Scremini Perez foundation have two marvellous doctors to visit them.

"Thank you Luis and Sofia."

Luis Suarez is a sponsor of the Perez Scremini foundation, which specialises in the care, treatment and research of all children with cancer in Uruguay: http://perezscreminienglishsite.strikingly.com/.