{"id":289476,"date":"2023-09-21T19:20:27","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T19:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=289476"},"modified":"2023-09-21T19:20:27","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T19:20:27","slug":"sheffield-united-confirm-tragic-death-of-maddy-cusack-aged-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/sheffield-united-confirm-tragic-death-of-maddy-cusack-aged-27\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheffield United confirm tragic death of Maddy Cusack aged 27"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/GettyImages-1353270014.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Sheffield United Women player Maddy Cusack has died aged 27, confirmed the club on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Cusack had made over 100 appearances for the South Yorkshire club, having also played for Aston Villa and Birmingham City Women. She also worked as a marketing executive with Sheffield United.<\/p>\n<p>A club statement read: \u2018Sheffield United Football Club is devastated to report the sad news of the passing of Maddy Cusack.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Maddy, a women\u2019s team player since 2019 and marketing executive for the Football Club, passed away on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018A respected player, Maddy, 27, last season reached the milestone of 100 appearances for Sheffield United Women. Additionally, she was a valued colleague in the offices at Bramall Lane, moving over from the Sheffield United Community Foundation to the Club in 2021 to help market all areas of the Blades.<\/p>\n<p>Stephen Bettis, Sheffield United\u2019s chief executive officer, said: \u2018This is heartbreaking news for everyone at Bramall Lane. Maddy had a unique position of being part of a number of teams at Sheffield United and was popular with everyone that she came into contact with. Her personality and professionalism made her a credit to her family \u2013 she will be sadly missed. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018Whilst taking in the news and moving forward, the Club will offer as much support as possible to Maddy\u2019s family, friends and colleagues.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>A statement from the FA read: \u2018We are all devastated to learn about the passing of Maddy Cusack.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018On behalf of The FA, the Lionesses, the Women\u2019s Super League and the Women\u2019s Championship, our thoughts and deepest condolences are with Maddy\u2019s family, friends, team-mates and everyone at Sheffield United.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Former club Aston Villa posted: \u2018Everyone at Aston Villa is devastated to learn of the passing of former player, Maddy Cusack.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Our thoughts and condolences are with Maddy\u2019s family and friends at this difficult time.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more stories like this,\u00a0check our sport page<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on <meta charset=\"utf-8\"><strong>Facebook,\u00a0<\/strong>Twitter\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2023\/09\/21\/sheffield-united-confirm-tragic-death-of-maddy-cusack-aged-27-19539278\/?ico=mosaic_home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Sheffield United Women player Maddy Cusack has died aged 27, confirmed the club on Thursday. 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