Emmanuel Eboue and 5 Players Who Lost Almost Everything After Divorce

Footballers are well-known celebrities; because of this, many people are curious about their relationships and marriages outside of what they do on the field of play.

While some football stars are fortunate to have found their true love before they rose to fame, such as Lionel Messi, who later wed Antonella Roccuzzo, others, such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez, prefer to remain as boyfriends and girlfriends.

Then there are those who tied the knot while pursuing their careers and had happy endings, while many others got married but never remained together for long.

However, the most famous football players can’t keep their marriages from falling apart.

Divorce is a big topic when it comes to marriage involving athletes and footballers. Let’s take a look at 10 popular football players who divorced and how it ended.

Emmanuel Eboue

He was a famous Arsenal player who in turn went broke after a divorce. He was known to be the funniest player to have ever played football, as he was always entertaining.

He once told the Queen of England if he would be the royal dog walker and also beat players down the wing for Arsenal and Ivory Coast.

He also lost his two close relatives during that period and was also suspended from playing football for failing to pay for his agent. The period was so hard for him that he was even contemplating ending his own life.

Ashley Cole

Ashley Cole realised his career peak when he was in Arsenal. He made his name while at Arsenal during the most successful season, 2003-2004, for Arsene Wenger and his men after winning the premier league title unbeaten.

He however made a dramatic exit to Chelsea where he played well and ended up being the club's legend.

Before an awkward spell at AS Roma in 2010, Cole divorced his wife, Cheryl Ann Tweedy, a famous singer in England.

Unlike other divorced players, Cheryl did not take any money from Ashley, simply because she was richer than him. She also let him keep the $8 million mansion. He allegedly had numerous affairs during the marriage which led to divorce.

Ryan Giggs

He is a legend who played for Manchester United and also became assistant coach for Manchester United. He was extremely loyal to his club all through. However, the loyalty he had for the club did not extend to his family. Giggs and his wife, Stacey Cooke, seven years divorced in 2017. Giggs paid $52 million after having several affairs including 8 years affair with his brother's wife, Natasha Lever. This incidence really caught many by surprise as it was not expected of a legend like him.

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Thierry Henry

Thierry Henry divorced with his wife, Claire Merry, when he moved from Arsenal to Barcelona, on June 2007. It was a very hard period for him as he was too far from his daughter, Tèa Henry. Henry did admit that it is hard to stay without having kids.

He said that earlier on he just thought of his career and he dedicated all of his time to it and doing his own things.

Henry had a great moment and a great achievement as he won the Champions League and also played with Lionel Messi, who was a youngster when Henry joined the club.

Henry divorced and paid $10 million to his wife after she found text messages in his phone to another woman.

Louis Saha

During his time, Louis Saha used to be one of the richest footballers in France. He played for Fulham, Manchester United, Everton and the France national team.

When he finished playing, most of his wealth were no more after he divorced his wife, Aurelie Saha. Saha admits that he lost half of his fortune. After realising this, he started services as he teaches players on how to manage their funds.