The Football Association has begun gathering evidence ahead of a potential investigation into complaints raised by the family of Maddy Cusack, the Sheffield United player whose death in September sent shockwaves throughout the sport.
David Matthews, the FA’s senior integrity investigations manager, has started interviewing Cusack’s family and is also understood to have visited the Premier League club.
This follows a seven-page complaint being delivered to the club by Cusack’s parents, David and Deborah, relating to her final seven months at Bramall Lane, coinciding with the appointment of Jonathan Morgan as the women’s team’s manager last February.
The family’s complaint, stretching to more than 3,350 words, alleges Cusack’s mental health deteriorated because of the “personal antipathy” she encountered from Morgan.
“There were a number of factors that troubled her in the end, but they all spring from the relationship with JM (Morgan),” the complaint, written by her father, an experienced solicitor, states. “As she confided to us (her family), every issue had its origin in JM’s appointment. We know she would still be with us had he not been appointed. Her text messages and conversations support this.”
Morgan, who previously managed Cusack at Leicester…
