Over the years,the game of football has lifted millions of footballers from grass to grace. But many of them who were fortunate to be among the beneficiaries ended up squandering it and going back to grass.

Name: Ronaldinho

Country: Brazil🇧🇷

The Brazilian is reported to have only £5 left in his bank account while he still owes over £1.75million in debt. He was recently released from a Paraguay jail for entering the country with a fake passport.

Name: Asamoa Gyan

Country: Ghana🇬🇭

The flamboyant Gyan drove around in his beautiful Rolls Royce and earned £220,000 a week at Shanghai SIPG, but was later declared bankrupt with only £600 in his bank account.

Name: David James

Country: England🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

He earned over £20million in a stellar career, but despite that, he still went bankrupt.

Name: John Arne Riise

Country: Norway🇸🇯

John had a beautiful footballing career, most prominently at Liverpool. Known mostly for his long range efforts.

He made some bad investments in the entertainment industry as well as a misunderstanding between him and his agent, Einar Baardsen and had an unpaid depth of around £100,000. He was listed as bankrupt.

Name: Eric Djemba Djemba

Country: Cameroon🇨🇲

He was declared bankrupt four years after joining Aston Villa. He had a beautiful career at Manchester United where he played alongside Cristiano Ronaldo and Ryan Giggs.

Name: Celestine Babayaro

Country: Nigeria🇳🇬

Babayaro was declared bankrupt on the public record of the London Gazette.

The talented left full back enjoyed good salary in his playing days at Chelsea and Newcastle, but he still went bankrupt.