Football stars who went bankrupt

How can you become bankrupt while earning millions? Banal reasons that can sink anyone...
TOP10 football players who had everything and at one moment lost it all, becoming bankrupt. What could be to blame for such enormous falls? It's very simple: casinos, drugs, luxurious life and expensive divorces from disgruntled wives... Asamoah Gyan recently declared himself bankrupt with $600 in his account. This is surprising, since for a long time the football player was among the highest paid players on the planet. The reason for it all was gambling, drugs and all the delights of “star life”. It makes sense to remember other football players whose large salaries did not save them from bankruptcy. Ronaldinho, the Ballon d'Or winner, decided to gamble with the state and built a fishing platform and warehouse on a lake that is protected by the state. As a result, the player was fined 178,000 euros, but due to non-payment, the debt grew to two million euros in two years. The ex-football player no longer had any money, so his property had to be confiscated. David James, the famous goalkeeper, had a long and fruitful career, during which he managed to earn good money. However, in 2014 he declared himself bankrupt. It all started back in 2005, when the player began to accumulate debts after divorcing his wife. The player had to sell off family valuables to solve his financial problems. Diego Maradona, a brilliant football player, had problems with taxes. In 2009, the legendary Argentine was billed $53 million for unpaid taxes during his time with Napoli. Diego did not have such an amount, and therefore had to go through bankruptcy proceedings. Paul Merson made huge money playing for Arsenal in the 90s. But the Englishman turned out to be a player not only on the football field. The passion for gambling ruined the footballer's life, especially when it was accompanied by drinking and the availability of women. He even broke his fingers so that he would not be able to call the bookmaker, but was still able to overcome his addiction. Jon Arne Riise, just two years after winning in Istanbul, the Liverpool defender was declared bankrupt. This is all due to financial fraud at enterprises owned by a Norwegian. He himself claims that this is the work of his agent, who did everything in secret from him. However, he had to bear the responsibility. Eric Djemba-Djemba, who was ruined by luxury. Nothing unusual, the footballer just didn’t calculate his financial capabilities, started buying everything and drowned in his expenses. He even had to go to India to play in order to earn some money again. Now the Cameroonian has come to his senses and plays for an amateur club from Switzerland. Brad Friedel, the famous American goalkeeper played until he was 44 years old and accumulated a lot of money. But he failed to manage them wisely. Plans to build his own football academy fell through, leaving Brad with a mountain of debt. As a result, the ex-player even had to sell his house. He is now rebuilding his reputation as a coach in MLS. Lee Hendry is another cautionary tale about the problems that a love of gambling can create for a person. Hendry was always in good standing in the Premier League and earned £30,000 a week, after which he spent every penny in gambling establishments. After two suicide attempts, Lee finally came to his senses. And this is not the entire list of football stars who could not protect their capitals...
Author: GEximius