{"id":93699,"date":"2023-08-22T13:40:57","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T13:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/08\/22\/spains-scorer-learns-of-dads-death\/"},"modified":"2023-08-22T13:40:57","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T13:40:57","slug":"spains-scorer-learns-of-dads-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/08\/22\/spains-scorer-learns-of-dads-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Spain&#8217;s Scorer Learns Of Dad&#8217;s Death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Olga Carmona<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has announced the death of Olga Carmona\u2019s father just hours after she scored the winning goal in the Women\u2019s World Cup final.<\/p>\n<p>Real Madrid left-back Carmona, 23, scored the only goal of the game as Spain beat England 1-0 in Sydney on Sunday to win their first-ever major trophy in the women\u2019s game.<\/p>\n<p>Carmona learned of her father\u2019s death after the final. An RFEF spokesperson told Reuters he had been fighting an illness for a long time and died Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe deeply regret that we must announce the death of Olga Carmona\u2019s father,\u201d the RFEF wrote in a short statement published on social media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Carmona] learned of the sad news after the World Cup final. We send our deepest condolences to Olga and her family at this time of deep sorrow.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe love you, Olga, you are Spanish football history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After the final whistle, she was among the Spanish players celebrating and dancing on the field, and appeared to participate normally during the trophy presentation.<\/p>\n<p>Later on Sunday, Carmona shared on social media that \u201cwithout knowing it, I had my own star before the game even started.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know that you gave me the strength to achieve something unique. I know you have been watching me tonight and you are proud of me. Rest in peace dad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Carmona\u2019s club, Real Madrid, issued a condolence message for their defender.<\/p>\n<p>Carmona had celebrated her winning goal by revealing the word \u201cMerchi\u201d on her undershirt in memory of a friend\u2019s mother who had recently died.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis victory is for the mum of one of my best friends who passed away recently,\u201d she explained after the game when asked about the message.<\/p>\n<p>It was the second time in a week that Carmona had come to Spain\u2019s rescue. She also scored a stunning 89th-minute winner in the semifinal victory over Sweden on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Olga Carmona \u00a0 The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has announced the death of Olga Carmona\u2019s father just hours after she scored the winning goal in the Women\u2019s World Cup final. 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