“I spent a lot of money on alcohol, women and fast cars. I wasted the rest.” There is no phrase that better defines the personal life of George Best, that despite being a true symbol of the history of world football for his qualities, in his private life he constantly had money problems.
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Brazilian soccer player, addicted to alcohol and tobacco since he was ten years old, he became a historical reference along with Pelé. He died in 1983 at the age of 49 from drinking.
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In October 1993, after hanging up his boots, he found himself alone, without a job, without friends and without money. He began to have drug contacts as a result of his third marriage and in 1998 he was arrested in Barcelona for stealing money from the till of the bar where he worked. Years later he has found stability as a children’s coach at a soccer school.
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After winning one of the most significant sentences for football, nobody wanted to hire him. He did poorly in a T-shirt business and had tax problems. In 2011 he was convicted of assaulting his girlfriend and sentenced to one year in prison in 2013.
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Former English footballer, who played in the position of midfielder. On several occasions he admitted to drinking four bottles of whiskey a day and snorting cocaine on a regular basis, he lost all his money on vices and in a detox clinic.
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He lost his entire fortune with bad investments, vices, poker and women
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He was champion of the Bundesliga with Werder Bremen. Known as a wasteful, bad manager and along with a series of investments that went wrong, they left him bankrupt.
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Dutch player, he finished his football career at the age of 31. He had family problems and was addicted to drugs and alcohol, which led him to ruin. On more than one occasion, the midfielder said that he regretted it and that he was ashamed that he had not tried harder to overcome these problems.
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Paraguayan striker who in 2010 was shot in the head, saved his life, but when he recovered he found himself bankrupt, he blames his ex-wife, his representative and a friend who seized his assets during his convalescence.
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The striker, a former Real Madrid and Sevilla player among other European teams, has acknowledged that he has serious financial problems due to bad investments.
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Former English footballer. On March 2, 2015, he was arrested after being discovered by the police having sexual relations with a minor under 15 years of age, he was suspended as a player in the Sunderland team, he pleaded guilty to charges of sexual activity with minors and on March 24, 2016 he was sentenced to 6 years in prison.
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