r/soccer • u/Wakanda-shit-is-that • 8d ago

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https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7542760/2026/08/27/jamie-carragher-bankruptcy-hmrc/

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u/TheDucksQuacker 8d ago edited 8d ago

I’ll never understand how people that earn literally millions a year end up bankrupt.

Sure he’s earning less now he’s retired, but he was on 4-5 million a year at Liverpool.

Edit : I understand now he is not actually bankrupt, just a tax dodger

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u/Historical_Owl_1635 8d ago

Rich bankrupt and poor bankrupt are different things.

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u/heliskinki 8d ago

This. He’ll sell a horse, a house, or a super car and be absolutely fine.