Sonia Bompastor: Millie Bright always put team first and doesn’t deserve abuse

SportFootballSonia Bompastor: Millie Bright always put team first and doesn’t deserve abuseBright, 32, announced her decision to walk away from football on Wednesday.Rachel Steinberg Thursday 30 April 2026 16:38 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"67994377-e1f6-4de4-94a3-8caf3f04b7d1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/sonia-bompastor-millie-bright-england-bbc-b2968256.html","title":"Sonia Bompastor: Millie Bright always put team first and doesn’t deserve abuse"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-1593","index":0}Bompastor (left) has condemned abuse directed at former capatain Bright (right) (John Walton/PA) (PA Archive)Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sportGet our free Inside Sport newsletterGet our free Inside Sport newsletterEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Inside_Sport_CDP","regTitle":"Inside Sport","subscriptionGroup":"inside_sport","subscriptionGroupId":"9cec95c5-a973-40ac-9b05-03d636c07853","type":"sport","pathPrefix":["/sport","/f1"],"associatedAuthors":["Lawrence Ostlere","Kieran Jackson"],"title":"Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sport","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Sport newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/InsideSport1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideSportNews","regSourceSection":"Football","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Chelsea boss Sonia Bompastor has denounced abuse directed at recently retired Blues captain Millie Bright after the defender revealed...