Thursday, August 27, 2026 -Former Liverpool and England player turned pundit, Jamie Carragher, faces being declared bankrupt over an unpaid tax bill
Solicitors acting for HMRC are said to have filed
the case against the former Liverpool and England defender at the High Court in
London on Wednesday, August 26
A spokesperson for HMRC told BBC Sport that it did not
comment on individual cases, but a spokesperson added: "We take a
supportive approach to dealing with customers who have tax debts and do
everything we can to help those who engage with us to get out of debt, such as
offering instalment plans.
"We only petition for bankruptcy as a last resort."
Carragher, who played for Liverpool between 1996 and 2013,
regularly appears on Sky Sports' Premier League coverage, the Stick To Football
show and CBS Sports' Champions League programming.
A spokesperson for Carragher told BBC Sport: "This is a
private tax matter that should have been resolved sooner, and the appropriate
steps are being taken today to settle it. It is understood that the matter will
not proceed any further and will be resolved imminently."
Carragher is not the only footballer who has run into tax
issues in his post-playing career.
Former England internationals David James, Wes Brown and Lee
Hendrie have all been declared bankrupt, while former Liverpool teammate Emile
Heskey lost a legal battle over an unpaid £1.637m tax bill in 2024.
In 2025, Trevor Sinclair was made bankrupt after failing to
pay a tax bill of more than £36,000. In the same year, Shaun Wright-Phillips
was petitioned for bankruptcy by HMRC at London's High Court.
Last September, it was revealed that up to 200 footballers may
have lost tens of millions of pounds, with some losing their homes and being
made bankrupt.
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