Former Man U Player, Wes Brown Who Earned £50,000-a-week Declared Bankrupt After Divorce From His Wife

Former Manchester United star player has been declared bankrupt by the HM Revenue & Customs, the UK’s tax, payments and customs authority despite earning a £2.6m-a-year salary.

 

The Former Manchester United hero, Wes Brown had his bankruptcy confirmed at the High Court on April 12.

According to Dailymail on Friday, HMRC filed a bankruptcy petition against Brown back in February. It was then confirmed by the High Court last week.

The petition was rubber-stamped at the High Court on April 12 and listed in The Gazette, the official public record.

The former defender made his debut for United in 1998 and he went on to make over 200 appearances for the club before departing for Sunderland in 2011.

The 43-year-old, who retired in 2018, made 23 appearances for England and scored one goal, against the Czech Republic in 2008. After leaving United in 2011, Brown joined Sunderland and went on to play for Blackburn Rovers and Indian outfit Kerala Blasters.

He had been the only member of the Treble-winning United team of 1998-99 who was still actively playing professional football.

 

Former Super Eagles Player HailsTinubu's Contributions To Sport

Nigeria's international football players have commended All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asíwájú Bola Tinubu, for his contributions to democracy and good governance as well as sports development in the country.

They made the commendation when they visited Tinubu on Saturday in Lagos to congratulate him on his 70th birthday which comes up on March 29.

The ex-Super Eagles players included former Eagles’ goalkeepers, Peter Rufai, Ike Shorunmu and ex-Eagles’ captains Austin JJ Okocha, Nwankwo Kanu Dosu Joseph, defenders Taribo West and Uche Okechukwu, Obafemi Martins, Tijani Babangida, Victor Ikpeba and Mutiu Adepoju.

Lauding Tinubu particularly for his achievements in Lagos, Okocha said the former Lagos governor is the reason why he usually calls Lagos home.

Nwankwo, who instituted the Kanu Heart Foundation, disclosed that the first seed money for that initiative was donated by Tinubu in 2002.

Without that money, there wouldn’t have been Kanu Foundation to perform the heart surgeries that have saved many lives,” he said.

Pastor Taribo West prayed that Nigeria be blessed with more kind hearted people like Asiwaju while wishing him well in the presidential race.

Mentioning their names one by one with their nicknames while playing for the country, Asiwaju Tinubu thanked them for their exploits on the field of play, for putting smiles on the faces of many and for helping to put Nigeria’s name on the global map.

He said the former players gave Nigerians a sense of immense pride and a source of inspiration, particularly the young ones.

Tinubu said together the former players reflected the spirit of unbreakable team.

He used the opportunity to seek the support of the players for his presidential ambition, saying he has a vision and the competence and ability to implement that vision.

Among the ex-Super Eagles that visited him were Julius Aghahowa, Victor Agali, Garba Lawal and Duke Udi.

 Former Super Eagles’ captain Nwankwo Kanu (L), Austin JJ Okocha & All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu when the ex-internationals visited Tinubu in Ikoyi, Lagos . . . on Saturday