{"id":290855,"date":"2023-09-22T10:36:08","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T10:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=290855"},"modified":"2023-09-22T10:36:08","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T10:36:08","slug":"lionesses-to-pay-tribute-to-former-sheffield-united-star-maddy-cusack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/lionesses-to-pay-tribute-to-former-sheffield-united-star-maddy-cusack\/","title":{"rendered":"Lionesses to pay tribute to former Sheffield United star Maddy Cusack"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>England&#8217;s Lionesses are set to pay tribute to former Sheffield United star Maddy Cusack, after her death at 27&#8230; as the FA hold talks with the club<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sheffield United announced that Maddy Cusack has died at the age of 27<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Cusack was the Blades&#8217; longest-serving player and also their vice-captain<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>England&#8217;s Lionesses are set to pay tribute to Cusack, with discussions ongoing<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mail Sport&#8217;s new WhatsApp Channel: Get the breaking news and exclusives here\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Football Association is in contact with Sheffield United over an appropriate tribute to Maddy Cusack, who has died at the age of 27.<\/p>\n<p>Baroness Sue Campbell, the FA&#8217;s director of women&#8217;s football, said the organisation was offering its support to the club.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;On behalf of the FA, the Lionesses, the Women&#8217;s Super League and the Women&#8217;s Championship, our thoughts and deepest condolences are with Maddy&#8217;s family, friends, team-mates and everyone at Sheffield United,&#8217; Baroness Campbell said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Maddy also represented England at age-group level and we will pay tribute to her at an appropriate point.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Billy Sharp, the former captain of United&#8217;s men&#8217;s team, also paid tribute to her on social media.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/22\/10\/75697875-0-Sheffield_United_midfielder_Maddy_Cusack_has_died_at_the_age_of_-a-1_1695373709392.jpg\" height=\"855\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Sheffield United announced on Thursday that vice-captain Maddy Cusack has died aged 27<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/22\/10\/75721999-12548667-image-a-5_1695374245967.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The FA is in contact with the club over an appropriate tribute to Cusack from the Lionesses<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Such a lovely girl. Enjoyed some amazing times with Maddy and the Blades. Such a sad loss. RIP Maddy,&#8217; he posted on X (formerly Twitter).<\/p>\n<p>Cusack had been named vice-captain of Sheffield United last month, had just started her sixth season with the Blades in the Championship and was the longest-serving player in their current squad.<\/p>\n<p>She also worked as a marketing executive at the club.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement issued on the club&#8217;s official website on Thursday, United said: &#8216;Sheffield United Football Club is devastated to report the sad news of the passing of Maddy Cusack.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Anti-discrimination charity Kick It Out also said it was &#8216;deeply saddened&#8217; by the news of Cusack&#8217;s death.<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/22\/10\/75699981-12548667-Cusack_also_worked_as_a_marketing_executive_for_the_club_and_its-m-9_1695375824665.jpg\" height=\"416\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Cusack also worked as a marketing executive for the club and its Community Foundation<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/22\/10\/75721779-0-image-a-4_1695373865223.jpg\" height=\"730\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Former Blades captain Billy Sharp was one of many people who paid tribute to Cusack\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12548667\/Englands-Lionesses-Sheffield-United-Maddy-Cusack-FA-Sheffield-United.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>England&#8217;s Lionesses are set to pay tribute to former Sheffield United star Maddy Cusack, after her death at 27&#8230; 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