Wolves legend and ex-England defender Coady retires

Conor Coady has retired from professional football at 33, ending a 503-game club career that included 10 England appearances. Best known for his time at Wolverhampton Wanderers, he helped lead the club back to the Premier League and established himself as a central defender.

Coady made 317 appearances for Wolves after joining in 2015, captaining the side to two seventh-place finishes and the Europa League quarter-finals. He also played for Liverpool’s academy, Sheffield United, Huddersfield, Everton, Leicester, Wrexham and Charlton; he has been without a club since leaving Wrexham in September and has been linked with a coaching role at Barnsley.