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Ashley Young Announces Retirement at Season’s End

Ipswich say he will not play in Saturday’s promotion decider against QPR.

Overview

  • Young, 40, announced Thursday he will retire at the end of the season, saying Saturday could be his final professional match.
  • Ipswich captain Dara O’Shea said Young will not be involved against QPR as Town try to clinch automatic promotion to the Premier League.
  • A persistent hip issue has limited his season and he has not featured since January, with only 15 appearances recorded for Ipswich.
  • Across a 23-year career he logged 750-plus club games and 39 England caps, winning the Premier League, FA Cup and Europa League with Manchester United and Serie A with Inter Milan.
  • Tributes poured in from across the game, including David De Gea’s “What a career,” and reporting points to media work as a likely next step after recent Sky Sports punditry.