Host of Ireland stars left without club football until Autumn

City were at the league's summit at the time of the shutdown in March due to Covid-19

A number of Ireland's highest profile women's internationals won't play club football again until the autumn with the cancelling of the 2019-20 English Women's Super League and Championship seasons.

Arsenal pair Katie McCabe and Louise Quinn, who helped the Gunners to the league title last term, and Manchester City duo Tyler Toland and Megan Connolly are among those to be left disappointed.

City were at the league's summit at the time of the shutdown in March due to Covid-19.

The focus will turn to preparations for the 2020-21 campaign and other Irish players affected include Brighton's Rhianna Jarrett, Niamh Fahey (Liverpool) and West Ham's Ruesha Littlejohn.

Gunner star McCabe, told Sky Sports earlier this month: "I think we've just kind of been bouncing off each other. Obviously Arsenal have been giving me my schedule and West Ham have been giving Ruesha her schedule so I think we've been kind of integrating our training a little bit and of course then the competitiveness comes  out and there's been a few arguments as such but it's good to keep that drive.

"It's good to obviously have each other to keep that competitiveness up cause you'll need it whenever we return to training and games."