Savannah DeMelo

A Year After Her On-Field Cardiac Arrest, DeMelo Files Suit

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Published September 20, 2026 A note before this piece begins: it involves a player’s serious medical event and pending litigation. Everything below is reported as either confirmed fact or a clearly attributed legal allegation — no claims of medical negligence are treated as established, since that determination belongs to the court the case was filed … Read more

Savannah DeMelo Lawsuit Raises NWSL Medical Questions

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The Savannah DeMelo lawsuit has put the medical care surrounding NWSL players back under the spotlight one year after the Racing Louisville midfielder suffered cardiac arrest during a match. DeMelo is suing University of Louisville Health and two physicians, alleging that a heart condition was not properly diagnosed or treated before she collapsed on the … Read more