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James Milner announces retirement from football after 24 years in Premier League

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🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 legend honest football player

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James Milner has announced his retirement from football after 24 years and the most appearances in Premier Leaguer history.

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Congrats Milner for a wonderful football career. Perhaps you can be Liverpool's fitness and conditioning coach? 👏👏👏 🍻🍻🍻

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Absolute machine YNWA enjoy your retirement ribena man .

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Unbelievable career

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My goat, a legend. All the best James. Please become a coach, the prem needs your mentality and work ethic.

@anthonybarone8144

Idk about breaking news, bros been around like it was inevitable

@Alphoric

dang, I've just heard Seamus Coleman leaving now Milner's retiring football, the craziest end of an eras, too many legends are leaving/retiring

@forbidnenidk

Lads going to celebrate with a lettuce sandwich

@Chris-eb3zu

24 season for milner woo.

@Toulouztall

Wherever he went, he played for the badge. Top tier professional and a great player who always gav everything he had. Enjoy retirement, you’ve earned it!

@aa1892-v2j

Legend 24 years In epl ❤❤

@davieselhaj6867

24 years is insane for any sport. Congrats James! Enjoy retirement.

@anshgupta188

Fair play to him, he's had a(very) long & successful career in( top flight) English football- enjoy your retirement

@rickyclarke1757

Thank you soldier... You deserve a rest

@malefanemalefane5241

He's literally the best English player Liverpool ever had😢,👏💐🌺🌹

@rahilahmad6117

BREAKING* .. is it though?

@z.a.s11

One hell of a player, he’ll be missed.✅

@dogsdospeak

What a great man this fella has been. Turned up for work each day, got on with it without any dramas. You enjoy life Pal👌💪👋

@paulscragg7738

Retirement? Tuchel get him on the plane 😅

@SlimMac97

goodbye MILNER!

@HarryMaguireFr

God bless you sir Milner love from Pakistan

@AiR.0

He will always be in my eyes the catalyst for Liverpool winning trophies no matter who you are and i mean big big players who came into our club he brought them down to earth, thank you Milly for what you did for our club and i hope to see you in a training role for Liverpool at some point ✊✊✊👌

@marcturner3647

Anderson is his regen

@Abdi-libaax

His speech was almost as long as his career!! Seriously, though, fantastic player and role model, I hope many more follow his path to success as football in this country would benefit massively if they did.

@OCDean24

What a titan of English football. YNWA James 👌👌❤️❤️❤️

@dnorfed

He must be on the shortlist to play the next James Bond.

@ghgoogle5238

Wow

@KevinLombaya310

I wish more players followed Milner and Ronaldo example Ronaldo for example is 41 and still playing a player can have a lot longer life as an athlete than people think.

@jackbauer5455

Absolute legend.

@roisingtommy

What a top professional & top fella have great retirement James. YNWA

@LFCSpectre

Legend, have a ribena on me!

@StoneyCannabis

Hell make a great manager if he goes down that route.

@benjaminleo7011

And

@rich104K

Absolute Legend!

@TheSSarmy23n

Thank you for everything James

@MrToad45

Enjoy james YNWA ❤

@jadecornwall7059

Top pro best of luck Milli 🙌👏👏

@tonyschiavone950

Dude is a contract mercenary. You need help? He got you.

@shittalker666

YNWA Milner, proper English player! Enjoy your retirement

@paljevicanes1026

NO😭

@hayalperestFD

The man who became a household name when he came to Liverpool. Good luck Millie!

@MrCheegz

One the best careers a footballer could ask for mutilate teams always made an impact no matter wat colors he wore ...as a LFC will always be thankful for having you on our side...take a bow milly u deserve it !💪💯 YNWA ❤️

@pablogonzalez54