Khadija Shaw’s two goals delivered a comeback win to keep City on course for a domestic doubleMillie Bright is in the stadium, the Chelsea legend having retired last month.Gordon gets in touch: “I am wondering if the Chelsea players will give their opponents today a guard of honour after City became WSL champions?” Continue reading...
⚽ FA Cup semi-final updates from the 3.30pm BST kick-off⚽ Liverpool 2-3 Brighton | Follow us on Bluesky | Mail JohnMillie Bright is in the stadium, the Chelsea legend having retired last month.Gordon gets in touch: “I am wondering if the Chelsea players will give their opponents today a guard of honour after City became WSL champions?” Continue reading...
⚽ FA Cup semi-final updates from the 3.30pm BST kick-off⚽ Liverpool 2-3 Brighton | Follow us on Bluesky | Mail JohnMillie Bright is in the stadium, the Chelsea legend having retired last month.Gordon gets in touch: “I am wondering if the Chelsea players will give their opponents today a guard of honour after City became WSL champions?” Continue reading...
Millie Bright departs Chelsea after 294 appearances, eight Women's Super League titles, six FA Cups and four League Cups. The England defender sat down with BBC's women's sport reporter Jo Currie to discuss her retirement from international duty and future plans.
Millie Bright has retired from football at 32 after leaving Chelsea with 294 appearances, eight WSL titles, six FA Cups and four League Cups. The Euro 2022 winner and former England captain describes the past two years as the most challenging of her life, citing mental health struggles and online abuse as key reasons for her retirement. She has returned to her family's farm in Sheffield and plans to remain involved with Chelsea as an ambassador.
Chelsea and England defender Millie Bright has announced her retirement at 32 after a career spanning 12 years with the Blues. The Chesterfield-born centre-back won eight WSL titles, six FA Cups and four League Cups with Chelsea, earning 88 caps for England and captaining the Lionesses to Euro 2022 glory and the 2023 World Cup final. Bright revealed she has been playing injured for six years and steps away as the club's longest-serving player.
Speaking in 2022, Chelsea captain Millie Bright reflected on the "best summer of my life" and England's "incredible" Women's Euros victory.
Chelsea captain Millie Bright has retired from football at age 32 after a distinguished career spanning 12 years with the Blues and nine years with England. The defender made 294 appearances for Chelsea, winning eight Women's Super League titles, six FA Cups and four League Cups. She earned 88 caps for England, starting all six matches in their Euro 2022 triumph and captained the side to the 2023 World Cup final. Bright, who has been sidelined since February with an ankle injury, will transition to a club ambassador role and retain her position as a trustee of the Chelsea foundation.
Millie Bright has announced her immediate retirement from football at age 32, ending a distinguished career with Chelsea where she won 8 WSL titles and 6 Women's FA Cups. The defender, who won 88 caps for England including leading the team to the 2022 Euro win and 2023 World Cup final, will stay at Chelsea as a foundation trustee and ambassador. She made 314 appearances for the Blues since joining in 2014, helping them lift 20 trophies.
Chelsea captain Millie Bright announces she has retired from football with immediate effect because of injury.
