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English club Sheffield United has agreed to launch an investigation regarding the death of former vice-captain and midfielder Maddy Cusack. The Nottingham-born midfielder was one of the longest-tenured players in the Blades women's setup with over 100 appearances.
Cusack passed away on September 20 in her home in Horsley, Derbyshire. The local police had earlier shared it was not treating her death with suspicion. But as per recent developments, Cusack's family has shared that Sheffield United will be starting an investigation regarding the death of their daughter.
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Her family have since issued a statement through the Maddy Cusack Foundation on social media. The statement said: "My beautiful daughter, Madeleine. The saddest and most utterly heart-breaking reason why I am having to stand here and speak to you today is because of football. From February this year, the indomitable, irrepressible spirit, the spirit called Maddy, the spirit that we had so fiercely protected, was allowed to be broken."
"Those who knew Maddy well will be aware that she had no long-standing mental health issues or troubles. Not that there would be anything to be ashamed of if there were, but there were not. Those that didn't know her need to know that.
"Maddy was a happy-go-lucky, carefree girl with everything to live for and by last Christmas could be described as being at her happiest. This all changed gradually from February this year.
"It is no secret, nor should it be, that Sheffield United Football Club have agreed at the request of Maddy's family to carry out a thorough external investigation into the events that her family believe contributed significantly to her passing at the tender age of 27."
