The Women’s World Cup has shone a spotlight on the love lives of some of the globe’s most talented sportswomen.
Team Canada’s Women’s World Cup run ends in the group stage by host Australia. After a crushing 4-0 defeat, the Canadian women’s focus shifts to the longstanding labour dispute and future of soccer in Canada.
Eagle eyed fans reacted promptly when Ireland’s Ruesha Littlejohn appeared to snub the handshake of Matilda’s star Caitlin Foord, opening up a wild can of speculative worms.
The opening night scandal became one of the tournament’s biggest controversies, and left fans desperate for an insight on the icy moment.
The best theory to emerge was that Littlejohn was unhappy about Foord and her ex –
Ireland captain Katie McCabe, who she was with for seven years – being on the same European holiday.
McCabe had featured in photos posted online by the Aussie…