{"id":296465,"date":"2023-11-28T13:25:17","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T13:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=296465"},"modified":"2023-11-28T13:25:17","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T13:25:17","slug":"former-premier-league-and-england-defender-retires-at-the-age-of-41","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/former-premier-league-and-england-defender-retires-at-the-age-of-41\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Premier League and England defender RETIRES at the age of 41"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Former Premier League and England defender RETIRES at the age of 41&#8230; as he decides to call it a day after failing to find a new club following his release by Stoke at the end of last season<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Phil Jagielka has retired from football after he was unable to find a new club\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The ex-Everton and Sheffield United was released by Stoke back in May\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Gary Neville in a heated gilet at Goodison! He used to be a tough defender&#8230; what&#8217;s going on? Listen to It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Former Premier League and England defender Phil Jagielka has announced his retirement from football.<\/p>\n<p>The 41-year-old has been without a club since he was released by Championship side Stoke at the end of last season.<\/p>\n<p>He had hoped to join a new club for the current campaign, but has decided to call time on his 23-year professional career after failing to do so.<\/p>\n<p>The centre-back made over 750 appearances at club level for four different clubs and won 40 caps for England between 2008 and 2016 &#8211; scoring three goals for his country.<\/p>\n<p>He told Sky Sports: &#8216;As you can tell by the timing, I&#8217;ve tried to put myself out there for a little bit longer to see if anyone fancied giving me an opportunity to extend it, but they didn&#8217;t and I understand that.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/28\/13\/78323109-12799957-image-a-91_1701176629227.jpg\" height=\"469\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Defender Phil Jagielka has announced his retirement from football at the age of 41<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/28\/13\/78323099-12799957-image-a-92_1701176648687.jpg\" height=\"436\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Jagielka (top row, second right) had 40 caps for England, playing twice for his country in the 2014 World Cup<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/28\/13\/78323449-12799957-image-a-108_1701177229742.jpg\" height=\"778\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;m super proud of myself to play at 40.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;If you&#8217;d have sat me down as a 15 or 16-year-old kid after being told I wasn&#8217;t good enough and then fast forward telling me I&#8217;d scored at 40, played at 40 and had the career I&#8217;ve had then I don&#8217;t think I can have too many complaints.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Jagielka came through the ranks at Sheffield United and made 287 appearances for the Blades between 2000 and 2007.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He left for Everton in a \u00a34m deal in July 2007, making 385 appearances for the Toffees.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After leaving Goodison Park, he had one final spell at Sheffield United, before joining Derby and finishing career at Stoke.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His England career was best remembered for starting in two of England&#8217;s three at the 2014 World Cup. The Three Lions failed to win a game and crashed out of a group that included Costa Rica, Italy and Uruguay.<\/p>\n<p>Jagielka also took to Instagram where he wrote: &#8216;All good things come to an end and\u00a0 my playing career is done.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine I would get to play football at the highest level for some amazing clubs as well as my country.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/28\/13\/78323107-12799957-image-a-94_1701176686354.jpg\" height=\"540\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Jagielka started his career at Sheffield United and play for them at the back-end of his playing days after a lengthy spell at Everton<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/28\/13\/78323101-12799957-image-a-93_1701176681591.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Jagielka made 385 appearances for Everton over a 12-year period from 2007 to 2019<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/28\/13\/78323449-12799957-image-a-109_1701177276921.jpg\" height=\"778\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Jagielka, who last played for Stoke, confirmed the news with this message on Instagram<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s been an absolute honour to step onto the grass for every match and I have so many people to thank for that.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Firstly I would like to thank every player, manager, coach, member of staff and fan who has played their part in my long football journey.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;ll be forever grateful for your support.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Most importantly though I would like to thank my family and close friends who have stood by me throughout my career and shared in what has been something I&#8217;ll never forget.&#8217;<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12799957\/Former-Premier-League-England-defender-RETIRES-age-41-decides-call-day-failing-new-club-following-release-Stoke-end-season.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Former Premier League and England defender RETIRES at the age of 41&#8230; 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