Former England Defender Young To Retire Aged 40

Former England defender Ashley Young has announced he is retiring from playing astatine nan property of 40.

Young started retired astatine Watford earlier going connected to play for Aston Villa, Manchester United, Inter Milan, Aston Villa and Everton.

He ends his profession astatine Ipswich Town, having joined nan Portman Road nine connected a one-year-deal successful July 2025 aft being released by Everton.

Young made his England debut successful November 2007 and won 39 caps for nan nationalist team, scoring 7 goals.

"It's been immoderate travel that I only dreamt of arsenic a boy," Young wrote connected societal media.

"But pinch this dream location has to beryllium an ending and Saturday mightiness beryllium nan past crippled of my master profession ... 23 years and OUT."

Ipswich caput into their last crippled of nan Championship play against Queens Park Rangers connected Saturday successful nan 2nd automatic promotion place.

They are 1 constituent supra third-placed Millwall and 2 points amended disconnected than Middlesbrough, who are successful 4th and, if they are overtaken by either of those teams, will look nan play-offs.