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Former England Goalkeeper David James Declared Bankrupt


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Bad property investments and a divorce to blame.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/fameandfortune/10835644/Former-England-footballer-David-James-declares-himself-bankrupt.html


David James, who just four years ago was England’s number one goalkeeper in the 2010 World Cup, has declared himself bankrupt.


According to a report in The Sun he built up debts following a costly divorce from his wife Tanya in 2005.


The goalkeeper reportedly earned £20 million in his 25-year career, in which he played for several Premier League clubs, including Liverpool and Manchester City.

The 43-year-old also secured other lucative contracts in his career, contributing to that total, including working as a model for Armani.

But despite investing his earnings in several properties Mr James filed a debtor’s petition at Hertford County Court last week.

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Before feeling sorry for him, I'd like to see where he lives and what car he's driving.

I don't trust these 'poor bankrupt' stories where you're supposed to feel schadenfreude or that he's such a numpty. I would like to know his total financial position first before deciding he's scored a huge own goal. Grant Bovey is my measure.

EDIT: Good comment in the Telegraph noting that Gordon Banks never had a problem.

Indeed. Plenty of other examples of convenient bankruptcies to protect greater wealth. Kerry Katona?

Just like for people in the real world, the current bankruptcy laws are more like a financial planning tool than the last resort that they should be.

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Something like 80% of US basketball stars wind up bankrupt. Mostly apparently due to the cost of their huge entourages.

So they may be rich, but people find sports stars company so dis-pleasurable they actually have to pay people to spend time with them. I think they get scripted most the time, but sometimes you see interviews where they don't have a teleprompter, and the average footballer can barely string a sentence together, so its not surprising their company isnt valued.

They think theyre gods. Only today in the paper a girl is disiplined for speaking the truth about odious plank John Terry. Companies should really pay staff a bonus for having to occupy the same room as any Terry family member.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2630288/Shop-girl-suspended-calling-John-Terry-pig-disgrace-conversation-overhead-Chelsea-star.html

That'll do for todays rant.

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I think he spent all his money on PlayStation games.

non...it was someone elses money...someone else forwarded it believing they were getting it full back, and interest in two halves.

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Before feeling sorry for him, I'd like to see where he lives and what car he's driving.

I don't trust these 'poor bankrupt' stories where you're supposed to feel schadenfreude or that he's such a numpty. I would like to know his total financial position first before deciding he's scored a huge own goal. Grant Bovey is my measure.

EDIT: Good comment in the Telegraph noting that Gordon Banks never had a problem.

I went to view a house for rent in Hertfordshire, and the agent mentioned that David James was the previous tenant. He also made a comment that there are always ways to get a tenant out of a long-term lease. I only realized the meaning of that statement after I remembered this post.

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Slightly off topic but came across this today ( for fans of I'm a celebrity ):

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/jimmy-bullard-joins-im-celebrity-8096519

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Jimmy Bullard joins I'm a Celebrity after losing £650k in investment

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Former midfielder is apparently one of the players who lost thousands of pounds in a failed ‘Ponzi’ scheme
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I went to view a house for rent in Hertfordshire, and the agent mentioned that David James was the previous tenant. He also made a comment that there are always ways to get a tenant out of a long-term lease. I only realized the meaning of that statement after I remembered this post.

Bankruptcy would be one of those ways.

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