Watch the touching tribute to a terminally-ill fan in front of an army of Feyenoord fans inside their stadium just days before he tragically died



A terminally ill Feyenoord fan was given the greatest surprise of his life when he turned up to watch his side being put through their paces ahead of the new season.

Fans of the Dutch side traditionally turn up in numbers to watch the club's first pre-season training session, but this time there was a difference.

Lifelong fan Rooie Marck was told he had terminal cancer and had days to live, and his dying wish was to see Feyenoord again.

VIDEO Scroll down to see Feyenoord fans' touching tribute



Last wish: Feyenoord fan Rooie Marck was given his last wish to see his club in action one last time

Big support: It is a Feyenoord tradition to turn up in big numbers for the club's first pre-season training session

Flag it up: The fans unleashed a huge banner of Rooie, bringing him to tears (below)

His friends brought him to the training session in his bed, but little did he know that the huge crowd would be chanting his name, lighting flares and unleashing a huge banner of him.

In floods of tears, Rooie met his heroes before being helped to meet the crowd, who were singing 'You'll Never Walk Alone.'

Tragically, Rooie died just three days after this footage was taken at Feyenoord's first pre-season training session a couple of weeks ago.

But the club and its fans certainly left him with a special memory.

Hero's welcome: Feyenoord's players came over to meet the terminally ill lifelong fan

Strength: Rooie was helped by his friends to walk over to thank the supporters