Premier League record-breaker James Milner retires
Liverpool's English midfielder James Milner raises the trophy after winning the UEFA Champions League final football match between Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid on June 1, 2019. Former England midfielder James Milner on June 1, 2026 has announced his retirement from football at the age of 40 after 24 seasons in the Premier League.
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Former
England midfielder James Milner has announced his retirement from football at
the age of 40 after a 24-year Premier League career.
Milner,
who has spent the past three seasons at Brighton, began his career at boyhood
club Leeds and went on to win three Premier League titles - two with Manchester
City and one with Liverpool.
He also
helped Liverpool win the Champions League in 2019.
Milner
broke the record for the most Premier League appearances while playing for
Brighton against Brentford in February, and ends his career with a total of
658.
"After
24 seasons in the Premier League, it feels like the right time to bring an end
to my playing career," Milner said in a statement on Instagram.
"From
making my debut for Leeds, who I supported growing up, at the age of 16 and
becoming the Premier League's youngest scorer, I could never have dreamed of
the journey I've been on."
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