'It's setting a good standard' - Sligo Rovers' Dominican Republic international

WHILE IRISH EYES are on the 2027 World Cup play-offs, a League of Ireland Women’s Premier Division player is starring elsewhere on the senior international stage. There are no domestic players in Carla Ward’s current squad, but the league is still represented worldwide: Sligo Rovers’ Dominican Republic international Giovanna Dionicio is in the middle of a double-header of friendlies against the United States’ Under-23s. Dionicio, who made history as the first Sligo women’s player to receive a senior international call-up while representing the club, played all of Friday’s 5-0 loss and is in line to feature again on Tuesday evening.