Soccer star Olga Carmona scored Spain’s profitable objective within the FIFA Girls’s World Cup closing, however her history-making efficiency was overshadowed by tragic information.

After the Sunday, August 20, recreation in Sydney, Australia, the 23-year-old Carmona realized that her father had died that previous Friday. Spain’s Relevo web site claimed that Carmona’s household determined to withhold the knowledge so she may concentrate on the sport. The Royal Spanish Soccer Federation (RFEF) introduced the information to the general public after the sport.

“We deeply remorse that we should announce the demise of Olga Carmona’s father,” learn the RFEF’s assertion. “[Carmona] realized of the unhappy information after the World Cup closing. We ship our deepest condolences to Olga and her household presently of deep sorrow. We love you, Olga, you might be Spanish soccer historical past.”

A spokesperson for RFEF informed Reuters that Carmona’s dad had been combating an extended sickness.

After the sport, Carmona took to Twitter to share her ideas on each her victory and her loss. “With out realizing it, I had my Star earlier than the sport began,” she tweeted on Sunday, referring each to the star that shall be added above Spain’s group crest after their World Cup win and her father after his passing. “I do know that you’ve got given me the energy to attain one thing distinctive. I do know that you’ve got been watching me tonight and that you’re happy with me. Relaxation in peace dad.”

Later, she mirrored on how her dad would have felt about her win. “I’ve no phrases to thank [you for] all of your love,” she wrote by way of Twitter on Monday, August 21. “Yesterday was the most effective and the worst day of my life. I do know that you just want to see me take pleasure in this historic second, that’s the reason I shall be with my colleagues, in order that from wherever you might be you already know that this star can also be yours, dad.”

Carmona scored the one objective of the ultimate between Spain and England on Sunday, main Spain to its first-ever Girls’s World Cup championship. After scoring, she lifted up her jersey to disclose the phrase “Merchi” written on her undershirt. She later defined that she wrote the message in honor of the late mom of one in every of her pals and devoted Spain’s victory to the household.

Carmona’s membership group, Actual Madrid, provided condolences after information of her father’s demise was made public following the sport.”Actual Madrid, the president and the board of administrators are deeply saddened by the passing of the daddy of our participant Olga Carmona,” learn the membership’s assertion. “Actual Madrid want to lengthen our condolences and heartfelt sympathy to Olga, her household and all her family members. Could he relaxation in peace.”