Home comforts may have to wait for Cork’s Denise O’Sullivan

Navigating the quarantine rules around travel influenced her loan move to Brighton and Hove Albion in September but the playmaker will return to US champions North Carolina Courage for the 2021 season

PHOTOBOMBER: Denise O’Sullivan sneaks into the picture as Ireland manager Vera Pauw speaks to her players in yesterday’s training session. Picture: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Home is where the heart is for Ireland’s global star Denise O’Sullivan but it may be a few years before she gets closer to Cork.

Since Bristol City offered her a scholarship at 17, the Ireland midfielder has been in demand abroad.