Sheffield United ‘devastated’ by death of longest-serving player Maddy Cusack aged 27
Sheffield United players and staff have been left ‘heartbroken’ by the death of women’s team midfielder Maddy Cusack at the age of 27. Maddy, 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. She joined Sheffield United, who play at Bramall Lane, 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.