A dominant defender who set the standard for club and country, the Chelsea stalwart has called it quits after a long battle with injury
Millie Bright’s voice choked up very quickly and she could barely get the words out during an emotion-packed goodbye video to announce the end of her playing career. Bright may be from Derbyshire but she could not be more Chelsea and she leaves with a staggeringly big legacy at club level and with England.
It has been a tough, injury-hit year for the 33-year-old Bright. An ankle injury sustained in early February, against Tottenham, meant she played her last professional game, not realising it at the time. The injuries have taken their toll. In the emotional farewell Bright said: “I’ve been playing injured for the last six years and I’m tired.”
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