Ingle steps down as Wales captain

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Chelsea midfielder Sophie Ingle announces she is stepping down as Wales captain after nine years.

The 32-year-old Chelsea midfielder, who has played 136 times for Wales, led the side in Friday's opening Euro 2025 qualifier, aWales have not yet announced who will replace Ingle as captain, with another European Championship qualifier to come in Kosovo on Tuesday.

"Being Wales captain has probably made me the person I am today. When I got that armband I was 23, I was a shy, little girl who didn't really speak to the team. That really gave me the power to speak to the girls and develop those relationships."Ingle says she has been considering the decision for months, having previously discussed the matter with former Wales manager Gemma Grainger, who left for Norway in January.

"I have been lucky enough to do it for nine years and it is a little bit greedy to be honest, so now is the right time to let someone else have a go and experience what I have over the last nine years. "It has not been been an easy decision but focusing on this campaign and these qualifiers and thinking more long-term, I want someone to be in that role for four or five years and to lead, with pride, this group of girls out," she added.

 

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