The Cork native recently helped North Carolina Courage to a second successive National Women’s Soccer League title in the United States and was named the club’s MVP for the second year in a row.

Newcastle boss Alan Pardew could be on the verge of bringing a tumultuous four-year reign on Tyneside to an end and agreeing terms to take over as the new manager of Crystal Palace.

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