Ex-Wrexham player Coady retires at 33

Former England defender Conor Coady has announced his retirement from football at the age of 33, having made 503 club appearances across teams including Liverpool, Wolves, Everton, Leicester, Wrexham, and Charlton. His final professional match came on May 2 in a 3-1 defeat to Swansea while on loan at Charlton, after leaving Wrexham by mutual consent on August 31 following just six appearances. Coady, who earned 10 England caps and featured in both Euro 2020 and the 2022 World Cup squads, announced his retirement via Instagram and has been unveiled as co-host of a new weekly podcast called 'The Football Dugout' with Mark Chapman.