A World Cup for her country in Australia would be the culmination of a distinguished football career for the vastly experienced Liverpool star and Galway native
There’ll be a sprinkling of Faheys in Australia for the tournament, her brother Gary among those who will be making the trip. That means he’ll miss the marking of the 25th anniversary of Galway’s 1998 championship triumph at half-time in July’s All Ireland final, but he had no trouble finding someone to represent him on the day.
But Fahey, an All-Ireland winner herself with Galway in 2004, isn’t taking anything for granted about her inclusion in the World Cup squad having suffered a scare back in February when an injury kept her out of action for three months. It was the first significant injury she’d suffered in 10 years, the 35-year-old’s fitness record since then remarkable. That, then, added to her frustration when this one struck.
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