# Unattached Coleman ‘edging towards’ retirement

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/unattached-coleman-edging-towards-retirement/
- Published: 2026-10-27T12:05:10+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T06:37:18+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC Sport (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cmy83lyz32yjo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Americas, Football, Sport, World

## Key points

- Coleman is considering retirement but has made no formal announcement.
- He has been without a club since leaving Everton after 17 years.
- Family time has made him more content with life away from football.

## Summary

Seamus Coleman says he is edging towards retirement after leaving Everton at the end of last season, though he has not officially ended his career. The 38-year-old defender has been without a club and says he is increasingly content spending time with his family, making his future uncertain for club and international football.

Coleman has not played since the Republic of Ireland’s friendly in Canada in June and has been training on his own. He had hoped to continue playing, potentially through Euro 2028, and turned down an Everton coaching contract to pursue that goal; he made 374 Premier League appearances for the club and earned 81 international caps.

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