By Hannah Pinnock Southampton Women captain Rosie Parnell has announced her retirement from football following the end of the 2023/24 season. Parnell, 30, represented Southampton’s Centre of Excellence between the ages of nine and 12 before returning to St Mary’s in 2019. After rejoining the club from London Bees, Parnell fulfilled a lifelong dream of representing the team she grew up supporting and played an integral role in their consecutive promotions. The central defender was later named club captain when they went fully professional following promotion to the Championship, the second tier…