Chelsea captain Millie Bright has announced her retirement from football

Chelsea captain Millie Bright has retired from football.

The 32-year-old has made 294 appearances for the Blues since joining from Doncaster Belles in 2015 and won 88 caps for England.

The defender has won eight Women’s Super League titles with the Blues – including six in a row between 2020 and 2025 – as well as six FA Cups and four league titles.

But the former England defender has been out of action for the Blues since February due to an ankle injury and has decided it is time to call it quits.

‘Representing Chelsea has been everything to me over the last 12 years, but now I’m ready to say goodbye to playing football,’ said Bright.

“I gave it my all, and I never want to fight for another badge.

Now is the time, and I am ready to enter a new era. I will always be Chelsea, but in a different way.