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Eboue, James and other footballers that became broke after retirement.
Wes Brown, a former defender for Manchester United, allegedly received a bankruptcy judge from the High Court.
The High Court recognized Brown's bankruptcy on April 12 when it was revealed that Brown made approximately £50,000 per week while playing for the Red Devils in the Premier League.
Brown, a native of Manchester who was raised in Longsight, divorced his wife Leanne Wassel last year.
Brown's bankruptcy comes after allegations that Moroccan and PSG player Achraf Hakimi shifted his money to his mother's name while divorced.
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Brown was a talented athlete who could play center back as well as right back. Under Sir Alex Ferguson, he won two Champions Leagues, five Premier League championships, and a host of other awards.
Footballers made several financial mistakes, here are 3 other players that were bankrupt after divorce
Emmanuel Eboue
Emmanuel Eboue, a former Arsenal player, disclosed how he lost millions of pounds in earnings and went from being a wealthy football hero to being an impoverished man on the verge of death.
The former Arsenal defender had to sleep on his friend's floor and evading bailiffs despite having earned millions while playing in the Premier League.
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The Ivorian defender Eboue blamed his inexperience as well as his separated wife Aurelie.
In their divorce settlement, Eboue lost all of his money to Aurelie, whom he claimed also handled his finances, and was also had to give up his London home to the ex-wife.
David James
David James played for Portsmouth at the height of his career, earning £50,000 per week at that time. Despite 26 years of footballing success, everything came to an end in 2014.
Despite making an estimated £20 million from his football career, David declared bankruptcy.
He also had a lucrative modeling contract with the prestigious brand Armani and owned a number of residences.
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The paperwork at the time Mr. James filed his debtor's petition in Hertford County Court stated he would be automatically released from bankruptcy after a year.
He had to auction off a lot of his personal property due to the bankruptcy.
According to reports, his bankruptcy was the result of debts he allegedly accumulated after divorcing Tanya.
When he and ex-wife Tanya divorced in 2005, he gave her £3 million.
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Craig Bellamy
Former football player Craig Bellamy has claimed that he feels "on Death Row"-like bankrupt.
Bellamy's wife filed for divorce in 2013 citing his unreasonable behavior.
Since retiring in 2014, Bellamy has watched the millions he made disappear from his bank account after investing his money in a number of projects that turned out to be too good to be true.
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