{"id":31995,"date":"2026-04-29T14:16:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T14:16:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/29\/englands-chelsea-defender-millie-bright-retires-from-football-due-to-injury\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T14:16:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T14:16:27","slug":"englands-chelsea-defender-millie-bright-retires-from-football-due-to-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/29\/englands-chelsea-defender-millie-bright-retires-from-football-due-to-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"England&#8217;s Chelsea defender Millie Bright retires from football due to injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>LONDON (AP) &#8211; Former England defender Millie Bright announced on Wednesday her retirement from football with immediate effect at the age of 32, citing &#8220;playing through injury for the past six years&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m tired. I&#8217;m just human,&#8221; Bright said in an emotional video posted by Chelsea, where he has been since 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Bright, who has not played for Chelsea since February due to an ankle problem, withdrew from selection for last year&#8217;s European Championship, which England won, citing health reasons.<\/p>\n<p>She made 88 appearances for England, played a key role in her national team&#8217;s title win at Euro 2022, and won eight league titles with Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea announced that Mr Bright will remain at the club as a board member of the Foundation and a club ambassador.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m ready to take on life and do bigger things with the club, and doing that is really, really special for me,&#8221; she said. &#8220;You may lose me on the pitch, but you will never lose me as a member of Chelsea.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP Soccer: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/millie-bright-retires-chelsea-england-women-00388e164b01c1888ae6b19b20a1ecdb\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LONDON (AP) &#8211; Former England defender Millie Bright announced on Wednesday her retirement from football with immediate effect at the age of 32, citing &#8220;playing through injury for the past six years&#8221;. &#8220;I&#8217;m tired. 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