Soccer Star Maddy Cusack Dead At 27

Maddy Cusack, a beloved soccer star in the UK died last week according to her team Sheffield United.

Cusack was only 27 at the time of her death.

The cause of Cusack’s death has been withheld from the public despite it being close to a week since her passing.

Her team in a press release didn’t give any hints in what caused the 27-year-old to pass away so soon but did write Cusack’s death was “heartbreaking news for everyone at Bramall Lane.”

Soccer star Maddy Cusack drops dead. Midfield soccer player runs practically the whole game..
Probably the most physically fit player on the team. My daughter played midfield
So sad
So many athletes https://t.co/4FlyleByvB

— Bama_Jeans (@bamajayt) September 25, 2023

CNN had more details to report:

Maddy Cusack, a midfielder in English soccer’s second division, died on Wednesday, according to her team Sheffield United. She was 27.

The club said in a press release it was “devastated to report the sad news” of Cusack’s passing.

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A tribute was held for her before Sheffield United men’s Premier League fixture against Newcastle on Sunday, as family members walked onto the pitch and Sheffield United players wore replicas of her jersey before kickoff.

Sheffield United did not report a cause of death, but said that tributes and discussions on how to celebrate her life with suitable tributes are continuing.

Stephen Bettis, Sheffield United’s chief executive officer, said: “This 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.

A 27 year-old footballer, Maddy Cusack, has died, and suddenly a media that is awash with speculation on all kinds of tenuous subjects has no curiosity to find out why, says Dr David Seedhouse. https://t.co/YZBYL0bTgF

— Toby Young (@toadmeister) September 25, 2023

Vice-Captain of Sheffield United Maddy Cusack Died Suddenly aged 27

Cusack had signed a contract extension in July for a sixth season with the club.

No cause of death given. pic.twitter.com/AFtq6YVSp5

— Lawyers For Justice Ireland (@LFJIreland) September 22, 2023

Independent got the scoop too:

Police have said there are no suspicious circumstances regarding the death of the Sheffield United Women’s player Maddy Cusack.

The 27-year-old passed away on Wednesday, with her death described as “heartbreaking news” as tributes flooded in from Blades players and across FA women’s football.

Derbyshire Police said on Monday that she was pronounced dead at a property in Horsley but that the death is not being treated as suspicious.

“SHEFFIELD UNITED women's star Maddy Cusack has died aged 27, the club confirmed in a heartbreaking statement.
Maddy had just entered her 6th season with the club after signing a new deal in July.
Her cause of death has not yet been revealed.” pic.twitter.com/xgwp6mBcpV

— Nat (@Arwenstar) September 22, 2023