Layton Maxwell: Former Liverpool Player Gets Lengthy Jail Term for Narcotics Trafficking

• Layton Maxwell, a former Liverpool midfielder, will spend eight years behind bars for narcotics trafficking
• Maxwell was said to have allowed drug lords to use his house to store illegal narcotics and was paid for it
• The disgraced star, who scored in his Liverpool debut goal against Hull City, has pleaded guilty to the offence

Former Liverpool player Layton Maxwell has been handed an eight-year jail sentence for his role in narcotics trafficking.

Maxwell's fall from grace has been heartwrenching to see, given that he was one of the most promising stars at Anfield.

He scored his debut goal when he was just 19, before a sharp turn of events turned him into a life of crime and narcotics dealing.

BBC News reports that Maxwell allowed a narcotics peddling gang to use his home in Cardiff as a store for their narcotics. Authorities found the stash and cash in his apartment.

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The now 43-year-old was a teammate to England stars and Champions League winners Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher. However, after scoring his debut goal at Anfield in 1999, he was released by the club in 2001.

From soccer to an engineer

Maxwell also played for Stockport and Swansea. He was arrested in 2020 and pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to supply Class A narcotics.

The Mirror reports that the Welsh player dropped down the ranks of football after joining League sides Bangor City and Caernarfon Town in his home country.

He then became an engineer with Vodafone and also took care of Cardiff Draconians in the Welsh third tier.

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Sports Brief had earlier reported that just a month before the start of the World Cup, Brazilian superstar Neymar was expected to testify in a Spanish court Tuesday at his trial over alleged irregularities in his transfer to Barcelona nearly a decade ago.

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Neymar had been set to testify on either October 21 or 28, but the judge agreed to bring forward his hearing to avoid a clash with his football commitments.

Wearing sunglasses and a dark suit, the 30-year-old arrived at the Provincial Court of Barcelona for the start of the trial Monday with his parents, who are also in the dock-