Top 5 Footballers Who Retired to Early
4. Micah Richards
Micah Richards is a former professional footballer , sports expert for Sky sports and BBC sports , and was the Club Ambassador for Manchester City. As a player he was a right back who played in Premier League and English football league for Manchester City and Aston Villa , and in Seria A for Fiorentina.
When he made his England Debut, Richard’s became the youngest defender to be called up to the English squad. He won 13 caps for England between 2006 and 2012, and played in the British squad for the 2012 Olympic Football tournament.
Richards began his career at Manchester City, making 245 appearances across all competitions in ten seasons, winning a Premier League title and an FA Cup After a season on loan at Fiorentina in Italy’s Serie A, he joined Aston Villa in 2015. He played 31 times for Villa until October 2016 and after that several knee injuries restricted his appearances before he retired in July 2019. He became a football expert after his retirement.