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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Sport
Mike Hytner

Matildas winger Cortnee Vine takes mental health break from football

Matildas winger Cortnee Vine will take a break from football for focus on her mental health.
Matildas winger Cortnee Vine will take a break from football for focus on her mental health. Photograph: Stephanie Meek/CameraSport/Getty Images

Matildas winger Cortnee Vine will prioritise her mental health and take a break from football after an “overwhelming” rise to prominence over the past few years.

For the second consecutive international window the 26-year-old made herself unavailable for selection and was again a notable absentee from interim coach Tom Sermanni’s 36-woman squad for Australia’s upcoming friendlies against Brazil and Taiwan.

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