Spain's Olga Carmona, who scored the winning goal against England in the Women's World Cup final today, received the heartbreaking news that her father had died after the match.
Carmona was key to La Roja winning the tournament for the first time in their history after breaking the deadlock midway through the first half.
The 23-year-old sparked jubilant scenes at Stadium Australia after scoring the goal which ultimately defeated the Lionesses', the Mirror reports.
But after winning the World Cup, Carmona received the devastating news that her father had passed away, the Royal Spanish Football Federation has said.A statement from the RFEF on Sunday evening read: "The RFEF deeply regrets to report the death of Olga Carmona's father.
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