The Monaghan ladies football board has denied claims that one of their players was dropped from Sunday's All-Ireland final panel for playing soccer. Yvonne Newell claimed that her 17-year-old daughter Michaela Newell has been axed from the squad last Monday for playing soccer. However, county board officials have insisted that the teenager was released from the panel because she was unable to give the necessary commitment. A clearly upset Yvonne Newell claimed: The reason given was that she had not attended training sufficiently and was 'lacking in commitment'. Michaela's commitment should never have been questioned. "Against my advice and wishes, she also refused to go to weddings, our family holidays had to be cut short and Michaela also abstained from many social nights of celebration so that her GAA would not suffer." Michaela was part of the Momaghan United women's soccer team that won the National Intermediate Cup last Sunday - seven days before the All-Ireland final showdown with four-in-a-row chasing Cork at Croke Park. Tweet

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