Sheffield United's Women's Championship game against Crystal Palace on Saturday is postponed following the death of Blades player Maddy Cusack.
Members of Maddy Cusack's family laid a wreath in the centre circle prior to Sheffield United's Premier League match against Newcastle United
Sheffield United's Women's Championship game against Crystal Palace on Saturday has been postponed following the death of player Maddy Cusack.The Blades said that they "asked for the game to be postponed following the recent devastating news".to Cusack before the United men's team's 8-0 Premier League defeat by Newcastle on Sunday.
Cusack had been at the club since 2019 and became the first player to reach 100 appearances for the women's team last season, as well as working in the club's marketing department. In a statement of their own, Palace said: "The thoughts and condolences of everybody at the club are with Maddy's friends, family, team-mates and colleagues."
In a statement announcing her death on Thursday, the Blades said they were "devastated" while on Friday, men's manager Paul Heckingbottom said Cusack was a "big part of everything" at the club.
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