Beth Mead

Following their derby day victory over Tottenham on Sunday, Arsenal paid tribute to fellow Gunner Beth Mead, who lost her mother to ovarian cancer.

In her absence, Arsenal threw away a one-goal advantage against Chelsea late on in Sunday's WSL matchup, with an 89th minute Sam Kerr strike drawing the scores level at 1-1. The scenes up and down the country demonstrated how the game can come together in times of struggle, as well as the popularity of The Arsenal women's star announced the tragic news in a

Arsenal and England Beth Mead confirmed the news that her mother had tragically passed away earlier this month in an emotional post shared on her social ...

She was also voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year last month. Mead herself reshared Holding's post on her own story and added: "My club." Defender Rob Holding uploaded the image to his own Instagram story and wrote: "What a win! Members of Mikel Arteta's squad also paid tribute to the late June Mead. As a result, she was not included in the matchday squad for Arsenal Women's 1-1 draw with Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday. I’m sad that you are gone, but I’m more grateful for the time we had together.

Arsenal forward Beth Mead announced on Friday that her mum had passed way after a brave battle against ovarian cancer, and her colleagues from the men's ...

[Chelsea](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/chelsea-women-fc) during their London derby clash on Sunday afternoon. This tribute came after [Mead's announcement ](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/beth-mead-mum-arsenal-england-28946875)that her mum had passed away early on 7 January after a long battle with ovarian cancer. [NHS](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/nhs) [here.](https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/ovarian-cancer/) [Brighton](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/brighton-and-hove-albion-fc). [comments](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/arsenal-beth-mead-shirt-tribute-28961148#comments-wrapper). [Liverpool](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/liverpool-women-fc) and [Manchester United Women](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/manchester-united-women-fc) also sported the black armbands to show solidarity with the [BBC](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/bbc) Sports Personality of the Year. [Lionesses](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/uefa-womens-championship), where she scooped up the player of the tournament award and the Golden Boot as Sarina Wiegman's side won the [Euro 2022](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/uefa-womens-championship) trophy over Germany at a sold-out Wembley Stadium. [England](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/england-womens-football-team) forward [Beth Mead](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/beth-mead) after their [North London Derby](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/north-london-derby) win with a heartwarming gesture following the [devastating loss of Mead's mum earlier in the week](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/beth-mead-mum-arsenal-england-28946875). [Euro 2022 glory](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/uefa-womens-championship), was fuelled behind the scenes by one of the most difficult personal periods of her life following her mother's cancer diagnosis in 2021. [Tottenham](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/tottenham-hotspur-fc), the [Arsenal](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/arsenal-fc) men's team posted a photo on social media of the squad posing in their dressing room with a shirt that read 'Thinking of you Beth'.

Arsenal have shown the true meaning of football family after the men's team sent out a touching message to Beth Mead following their win over Spurs on ...

[Arsenal](http://givemesport.com/arsenal) have shown the true meaning of football family after the men’s team sent out a touching message to Beth Mead following their win over [Spurs](http://givemesport.com/tottenham-hotspur) on Sunday. [Liverpool](http://givemesport.com/liverpool-saliba) opted to wear black armbands to honour the memory of June during their [Women’s Super League](http://givemesport.com/womens-super-league) match against [Manchester United](http://givemesport.com/manchester-united-women). [football](http://givemesport.com/football) news, rumours and exclusives right here on GiveMeSport. [Aston Villa](http://givemesport.com/aston-villa) on Saturday by revealing a “For June” t-shirt underneath her jersey. [Mikel Arteta](http://givemesport.com/mikel-arteta)‘s side had just caused an upset to their North London Derby rivals at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to keep them at the top of the [Premier League](http://givemesport.com/premier-league) table. [Rob Holding](http://givemesport.com/rob-holding) and William Saliba holding a shirt saying ‘Thinking of you Beth’ with the rest of the team gathered around them.

The Arsenal men's squad paid a touching tribute to Beth Mead after her mother tragically died.The Arsenal Women's star revealed on Friday that her mum.

Get up to £40 in free bets on selected events. At 1am on the 7th of Jan, our beautiful, kind, funny Mum & Wife passed away after a long & brave battle against Ovarian Cancer. £20) on selected events at odds of 2.00+, in 7 days. I’m sad that you are gone, but I’m more grateful for the time we had together. Sunderland holds a special place with the Mead family.” Bonuses expire in 7 days.

Despite jubilantly enjoying a pivotal victory over North London rivals, Tottenham, the triumphant Arsenal squad took a moment to pay their respects to the ...

[Mead's mother, June, passed away on January 7 ](/news/article-11631991/Lioness-hero-SPOTY-winner-Beth-Mead-reveals-heartbreak-mother-dies-ovarian-cancer.html)after being diagnosed with ovarian [cancer](/news/cancer/index.html) in 2021. I'm sad that you are gone, but I'm more grateful for the time we had together. We're all with you @bethmead_' followed by a heart emoji.

The footballer's mum passed away after a long battle with cancer.

Yes, I’ve got this accolade, I did my job, and I scored a few goals, but I wouldn’t have done it without them. “At 1 am on the 7th of Jan, our beautiful, kind, funny Mum & Wife passed away after a long & brave battle against Ovarian Cancer. In her speech, she said: "I wouldn’t have done it without those girls over there and the team that have backed me. “Our hearts are broken, there will be a piece missing forever, but heaven has now gained a special angel. The post was captioned: "What a win! For June."