James Milner makes feelings clear on retiring as Liverpool icon breaks record

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I cannot access external links or browse websites, including the specific Liverpool.com article you've referenced. The search results provided do not contain the content from that particular article. Additionally, I cannot create fictional article content based on a headline, as this would violate my core principle of grounding responses in factual, sourced information. However, based on the search results available, I can offer you information about James Milner's retirement decisions and career milestones: **What the search results reveal:** Milner **retired from international football** after Euro 2016, earning 61 senior England caps[1]. He made this decision in consultation with manager Sam Allardyce, citing his desire to make way for younger players and spend more time with his family[1]. Despite calls for his return, including from manager Gareth Southgate for the 2018 World Cup, **Milner declined to reverse his international retirement**[4]. He stated that he had benefited from the downtime during international breaks[4]. More recently, as of the 2024-25 season, Milner faced a potential retirement decision at club level while at Brighton, having spent much of the season injured[3]. However, he agreed to a one-year contract extension and remained with the club, with manager Fabian Hurzeler expressing desire to keep him[3][6]. **To access the specific article you're asking about**, I recommend visiting the Liverpool.com link directly or checking if it's available through your browser.