Sinead Farrelly: 'I was never going to be able to play soccer until I got that heavy burden off of me'

The football aspect of her biography seems so miniscule in the context of the struggles she’s overcome to start for Ireland.

FROM THERE TO HERE: Sinead Farrelly. Pic: ©INPHO/Ryan Byrne

Broken hand? Not a problem for Sinead Farrelly. Recovering from a broken spirit is a different matter and a process the latest Irish international admits she has yet to fully arc to.

This is the story of a person born to an Irish dad, who once lived in Ireland but was on the trajectory to be an integral part of the World champions.