Former striker Billy Sharp described Maddy Cusack, a former England youth international, as a 'lovely girl'
Cusack, named vice-captain last month, had just started her sixth season with the Blades in the Women’s Championship and was the longest-serving player in their current squad.
“Maddy, a women’s team player since 2019 and marketing executive for the Football Club, passed away on Wednesday. “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.”
Cusack joined the Blades halfway through their first campaign in the women’s second tier in January 2019 and last season became the first woman to reach 100 appearances for the club.United’s chief executive officer Stephen Bettis said: “This is heart-breaking news for everyone at Bramall Lane.
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