Manchester Metropolis star Vivianne Miedema has revealed that her mom is being handled in an intensive care unit amid a battle with most cancers simply days after her facet claimed their first Ladies’s Tremendous League title in 10 years.
The Netherlands powerhouse has been an integral a part of her facet’s marketing campaign below Andree Jeglertz, scoring 10 targets in her 19 appearances this season.
However Miedema can be conspicuous by her absence from Man Metropolis’s match towards Brighton this weekend, her head coach confirmed on Thursday, resulting from household issues.
Miedema was additionally absent from a team-wide viewing social gathering to look at the Arsenal match earlier than Jeglertz gave a triumphant speech.
The 29-year-old shared extra particulars on social media, together with poignant photographs together with her mom and her brother Lars, who performs for Dutch facet Hoogeveen.
‘Little replace from us,’ Miedema captioned pictures of herself holding her mom’s hand on Instagram. ‘The final 2.5 weeks have been actually troublesome for us as a household.
Vivianne Miedema has travelled to her mom’s bedside together with her brother Lars amid her battle with most cancers
Whereas her team-mates had been celebrating profitable the WSL, the Netherlands celebrity was visiting her mom in an intensive care unit
Regardless of combating harm within the latter levels of the marketing campaign, Miedema has rating 10 targets for Man Metropolis of their title-winning season
‘My mum had severe problems after her chemo therapy for most cancers and has been within the ICU since.
‘She’s been combating for her life, and by some miracle, she continues to be right here. Now she’s combating onerous by means of the small steps of restoration, though there are nonetheless many large hurdles forward.
‘Thanks all a lot for the love, help, and messages (white coronary heart emoji).’
‘PS. Can’t wait to inform mum we gained the league (pale blue coronary heart emoji)’.
Miedema’s long-term accomplice and former Arsenal team-mate Beth Mead was amongst these to share supportive messages within the feedback, with the Lionesses star writing: ‘Pleased with you all the time. Turbolien goes to be buzzing (coronary heart emoji)’.
Former footballer and Soccer Focus presenter Alex Scott shared: ‘(coronary heart emoji) sending love x x’.
Ex-Chelsea goalkeeper Carly Telford added: ‘Sending you all a lot love and energy (coronary heart emoji) x’.
Arsenal’s draw with Brighton on Wednesday night confirmed that Man Metropolis can’t be caught on the WSL summit, handing them their first league title since 2016, and interrupting the regular visitors within the years since within the path of second-placed Chelsea.
Sonia Bompastor’s facet sit six factors behind the Residents however have performed the identical variety of video games – 21 – which means third-placed Arsenal had been the more than likely rivals for the league with their three video games in hand.
A sticky 1-1 draw with the south coast facet nonetheless snuffed out the potential for a late run from Renee Slegers and Co.
Miedema beforehand gained the league with Arsenal in 2018-19, however claims her first trophy with Man Metropolis since transferring north in the summertime of 2024.
