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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Suzanne Wrack

Rikke Sevecke: Denmark defender retires from football with heart condition

Rikke Sevecke in action for Denmark last July
Rikke Sevecke in action for Denmark last July. She played 44 times for her country. Photograph: Cal Sport Media/Alamy

The former Everton defender Rikke Sevecke has announced her enforced retirement after the diagnosis of a heart condition.

The 27-year-old Denmark international wrote on social media: “I’m not sure how to find the right words. But as of now I will no longer be running around doing what I’ve done my whole life, playing football.

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