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    Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo planning his own ready meals range

    FOOTBALL superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is planning his own ready meals range.The Portuguese ace — now back at Man Utd for a second stint — has trademarked his idea.
    Football ace Cristiano Ronaldo is planning his own ready meals range which he has already trademarkedCredit: Getty
    The star posted a gorgeous start of school picture of his son ­Cristiano Jr, 11, four-year-old twins Eva and Mateo and youngest Alana, threeCredit: instagram
    His legal team filed documents with the UK’s Intellectual Property Office to protect the Cristiano Ronaldo name and his CR7 logo on a number of food lines.
    The ready meals include: “Prepared dishes consisting principally of meat; Prepared entrées consisting primarily of seafood; Prepared meals consisting primarily of fish; Prepared meals consisting principally of vegetables; Prepared meals containing principally eggs.”
    Surprisingly, the application also covers putting his trademark on carrots.Ronaldo, 36, is known to be health-conscious and snubbed a bottle of Coke from the tournament’s sponsor at the Euros in favour of water.
    But his trademark application also covers treats such as ice cream, yoghurts, chocolate, bakery goods and cereal bars, plus tea and coffee.
    Corn-based snack foods, grain-based snack foods and rice-based snack foods are also covered.
    His application has been approved and the protection will run for the next ten years before another needs to be submitted.

    Ronaldo, worth more than £350million, already has a clothes brand and hotel empire. Meanwhile, his fiancée Georgina Rodriguez has posted a gorgeous start of school picture of his son ­Cristiano Jr, 11, four-year-old twins Eva and Mateo and youngest Alana, three.
    All of them were uprooted to the UK from Italy when the striker transferred.
    Cristiano Jr, who previously starred for Juventus’ youth squad, was born in America in 2010, believed to be by a surrogate mother.
    Ronaldo then announced in June 2017 that he had fathered the twins via a surrogate mother again, also in the US.
    The same year, Argentinian model Georgina gave birth to daughter Alana. Ronaldo ended his last stint with Man Utd in 2009.
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    Manchester City ace Riyad Mahrez hit with driving ban for doing 120mph on motorway

    MANCHESTER City ace Riyad Mahrez has been hit with a driving ban for doing 120mph on a motorway.The Blues’ winger, 30, was caught speeding on the M6.
    Riyad Mahrez has been hit with a driving ban for doing 120mph on the M6 motorwayCredit: Getty
    The football ace was fined £2,500 and handed a 56-day ban by magistratesCredit: Cavendish
    It has emerged that Mahrez was fined £2,500 and handed a 56-day ban by magistrates.
    He was at the wheel of his grey £100,000 Audi RS6 — which has a top speed of 189mph — when he committed the offence.
    The Premier League winner was clocked while travelling southbound near junction 11 for Cannock, Staffs in May last year.
    Mahrez pleaded guilty to speeding in November and was punished by magistrates in Staffordshire on July 3.
    It is the second time the divorced dad-of-two’s driving has fallen foul of the law.
    He moved to Manchester City — whose fans’ anthem is Blue Moon — for £60million in 2018.

    He has has won seven trophies while at the Etihad Stadium.
    In 2016, while at previous club Leicester City, he received a six-month road ban for driving at 77mph in a 50mph zone.
    He admitted failing to give his details to police on three occasions and was fined £900 — which his lawyer said he would be able to pay straight away.
    The £160,000-a-week footballer was also given six points on his licence which, due to the fact he already has nine points, meant he was above the 12-point threshold that triggers a ban.
    In 2019, his Bentley SUV was clamped outside a Manchester restaurant after it was found to be untaxed.
    He previously won the Premier League in 2016 with Leicester, whose late owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha gifted him a £100,000 BMW i8 as a thank you for helping net the title.
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    Ex-Newcastle United star Danny Guthrie made bankrupt after failing to repay £100,000 loan from a pal

    FOOTIE’S Danny Guthrie has been made bankrupt after failing to repay a £100,000 loan from a pal.The ex-Newcastle United midfielder, 34, borrowed from businessman Chris Heath to help buy a house.
    Ex-Newcastle United midfielder Danny Guthrie has been made bankrupt after failing to repay a £100,000 loan from a palCredit: Getty Images – Getty
    A charge was placed on the property meaning if he sold it Chris would get his cash back.
    But Chris says a lawyer made an error meaning the charge was useless — and Guthrie never repaid him. Chris then petitioned for bankruptcy.
    Stoke-on-Trent county court issued the order in July meaning Guthrie, who now plays in Iceland, is bankrupt.
    Chris, from Broadway, Worcs, said: “I feel very let down. We met a few years ago through mutual contacts at charity events and got on well.
    “He seemed a decent guy and I was happy to lend him the money.
    “I asked him numerous times to repay the bridging loan but he refused so I had no choice but to make him bankrupt. I’m now hoping the administrators will repay me.”

    Guthrie began at Liverpool FC.
    In 2012 his wedding to Rebecca Middleman erupted in a brawl with cops called three times.
    The Sun contacted him for comment.
    Businessman Chris Heath, who lent money to Danny, here playing for Blackburn Rovers, said ‘I asked him numerous times to repay the bridging loan but he refused’Credit: Action Images – Reuters
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    Cristiano Ronaldo flies to Manchester by private jet and sets up home in stunning multi-million pound mansion

    FOOTBALL idol Cristiano Ronaldo flew in by private jet for his Manchester United return — and set up home in a stunning multi- million pound mansion.The Portuguese superstar’s plane touched down at the city’s airport at 5.40pm on Thursday after travelling from Faro.
    Cristiano Ronaldo has touched down in Manchester after arriving by private jetCredit: Splash News
    Ronaldo has set up home in a new seven-bedroom mansion
    He was met on the runway by United officials and a security team and whisked away to a seven- bedroom countryside hideaway.
    The luxury property boasts a high-tech fitness complex complete with pool and jacuzzi — allowing Ronaldo to work on his fitness ahead of his Old Trafford homecoming next Saturday against Newcastle United.
    A six-strong security team has accompanied him and is patrolling the property, which the club has rented after they pulled off his stunning £12.85million transfer.
    Ronaldo, 36, will spend five days in quarantine before going to United’s Carrington training ground to meet his new team-mates on Wednesday.
    A source told The Sun the Ronaldo effect had already touched Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s trophy-hungry squad.

    He said: “The players are so excited about the arrival of Ronaldo.
    “He has delivered a simple message to them which is ‘We need to win the league’.”
    Ronaldo arrived in Manchester 24 hours before his partner Georgina Rodriguez, 27, posted a series of photos on Instagram of her and their four children travelling by private jet.
    The pictures carried a heart emoji above the Manchester location tag.
    She also posted a snap of a “welcome” Cadbury’s chocolate bar bearing the Manchester United logo.
    Yesterday Ronaldo’s minders were pictured collecting a meal for him at a restaurant in Alderley Edge, Cheshire.

    A source said: “Ronaldo and his family are very excited to be moving back to the UK.
    “He loved his time in Manchester and Georgina previously worked in the UK as a nanny before moving to Spain and meeting him.
    “They know all about the weather, but they also know how welcoming Brits are and look forward to their children experiencing UK life.”
    United announced they had agreed transfer terms for Ronaldo — dubbed “The Second Coming of Crist” — on August 27 after his former boss Sir Alex Ferguson, 79, personally telephoned him.
    It had looked like Ronaldo could have been on his way to rivals Manchester City but United boss Ed Woodward sanctioned a two-year deal for the star, who will earn around £450,000 a week.
    Ronaldo then showed off his wow factor on Wednesday when he scored twice including a 96th-minute winner in a World Cup qualifier against the Republic of Ireland.
    United first signed Ronaldo after the Red Devils played his boyhood team Sporting Lisbon in a friendly in August 2003.

    The club splashed out £12million and immediately handed Ronaldo the iconic No 7 shirt.
    He become a fan favourite during a six-year stint at the club in which he won the Premier League three times, the Champions League, the FA Cup, the League Cup twice and the Fifa Club World Cup.
    He scored 118 goals in 292 games before leaving in 2009 to join Real Madrid for £80million.
    He spent nine seasons in Spain before moving to Juventus in Italy in 2018.
    Ronaldo — dubbed CR7 — has already told of his happiness at reclaiming the club’s No 7 shirt and declared: “I’m really glad and looking forward to starting my first game.”
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    HUNDREDS of supporters queued outside the shop at Old Trafford yesterday hoping to buy the new Ronaldo shirt.
    Smiling Jemma Sharples and her son Ethan were among those lucky enough to bag one of the No 7 tops.
    The club website is warning of a wait until November to buy some shirts with Ron’s name on because of the high demand.
    Adidas says the pandemic has led to factory closures in Vietnam where many are made.

    Ronaldo jetted into Manchester by private jet on Thursday nightCredit: Eamonn and James Clarke
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    Ronaldo’s family flew in on Friday to join him in Manchester
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    Cristiano Ronaldo may ditch stunning girlfriend Georgina just like he did me, says Natacha Rodrigues

    A MODEL who claims she bedded footie superstar Cristiano Ronaldo behind his stunning girlfriend’s back warned her last night: “Keep a close eye on him in Manchester or he’ll drop you like he did me.”The 36-year-old soccer legend, who makes his Manchester United return against Newcastle on Saturday,  allegedly secretly messaged Natacha Rodrigues for two months before ­bedding her, not long after he met his partner Georgina Rodriguez, 27.
    Natacha has warned Georgina that Ronaldo may ditch herCredit: Peter Powell – The Sun
    Natacha said Ronaldo blocked her after they hooked up at his houseCredit: Peter Powell
    Now reality TV star Natacha, 25, has said it took her four years to get over the Portuguese forward after he blocked her from his life.
    Speaking to The Sun on Sunday, she said: “Cristiano dropped me like a brick and he could do the same to Georgina.
    “They say leopards never change their spots and professional footballers get a lot of attention from beautiful women who throw themselves at them. It will be the same in Manchester as it was in Europe.
    “Cristiano would be a great catch for anyone and Georgina must keep an eye on him if there’s to be trust between them and a future for them.”
    She added: “I was hurt by the way he dumped me by blocking me on Instagram after we slept together, and it still hurts now.
    “There’s always going to be a before and after in my life with Cristiano and the feeling there could have been more for us, even if we didn’t end up becoming boyfriend and girlfriend.”

    Man United’s £12.9million re-signing of Ronaldo — who this week became the greatest ever international goalscorer with 111 — is one of the biggest scoops in Premier League history.
    He is returning to the Reds after leaving in 2009, having made 196 appearances and scoring 84 goals during six years in Manchester.
    Today Natacha alleges that Ronaldo sent her racy texts praising her “beautiful” bottom, asking to “see it in the flesh” and handing her a baseball cap on the night of their tryst before ­messaging her: “Top secret, please.”
    She says she was first contacted by Ronaldo in 2015 when he was single after breaking up with Russian model Irina Shayk.
    Natacha sent him a snap of her bum on Instagram with the words “Enormous kiss”.
    She claims: “It was 1am and I did it as a joke. I never thought he’d reply. But at 6am he messaged me and things went from there. Looking back, I wish I hadn’t.

    “It was when I sent him a video of me twerking in my underwear that he said he wanted to see me in ­person. Cristiano always made it clear he liked my body.
    “He told me he loved my bum and wanted to see it personally.”
    When he asked the aspiring model her age and she responded that she was 21, he apparently said: “Great — brand-new with a good body.”
    Ronaldo allegedly invited Natacha to his flat in Lisbon on October 5, 2016, and later messaged, “Esse cuzinho”, which translates as: “This a**.”
    She claimed he cancelled at the last minute, saying he only had an hour to spare and wanted to be with her for longer.
    But  Natacha says he asked her to send more racy pictures, ­adding: “Send me a twerk — don’t forget.”
    Two days later he scored four goals for Portugal in a World Cup qualifier against Andorra.
    Natacha claims they  continued to message each other but it was only when the star was back in  his home town the following March   that they finally met up.
    Natacha sent him another picture of her bottom and says Ronaldo sent back a message saying: “Don’t be embarrassed. I love kissing bottoms.”
    He then “gave her the four-digit security code to his flat”.
    She alleged: “I couldn’t believe I was walking into Cristiano Ronaldo’s apartment.
    “My heart was racing but he was very nice and sweet and told me to act as if I was in my home.
    “I took my shoes off and poured myself a juice before sitting down next to him. We spoke about his apartment and where I was from.
    “I then took the lead, stood up, took down my trousers and bent over to show him my bottom. He smacked it and said he loved it.”
    Natacha, who has made a name for herself in her Portuguese homeland by appearing on a reality TV show called Love On Top, claimed to The Sun on Sunday in November 2017 how they had sex in March that year “everywhere but Cristiano’s bedroom” in his apartment overlooking Lisbon’s main boulevard Avenida da Liberdade.
    She says he then sent her the ­message: “I enjoyed it. We will see each other again one day. Top secret, please. Kisses.”
    Yet soon after, he blocked her calls and stopped all social media contact.
    It is not the first time he has faced  links to a woman whose bottom he was reportedly attracted to.
    In 2017, Brazilian “Miss BumBum” Erika Canela claimed to The Sun on Sunday how Ronaldo invited her round for dinner after chatting her up on WhatsApp.
    It came after he allegedly bedded another star of the beauty pageant, and Erika said: “Maybe he’s got a Miss BumBum fetish.”
    Natacha added that she hopes Ronaldo has now “settled down”.
    His girlfriend Georgina, who is expected to come to Manchester with him, gave birth to their daughter Alana Martina on November 12, 2017.
    The Spanish brunette is now a star in her own right, with 27million Instagram followers, while being a full-time mum to her first child and Cristiano’s three older children.
    ‘MISS BUMBUM FETISH’
    Natacha said: “I read Cristiano has re-signed for Manchester United and I’m happy for him. I think Georgina will want to and should move to ­Britain with him.
    “Despite what ­happened with us, I hope and pray they stay together and stay in love.
    “They seem to make the perfect couple and, despite everything, I think Cristiano could have changed as a person and a partner. His family has grown and he’s older and wiser.”
    Natacha confirmed she is still blocked on Instagram and has not had further contact with Ronaldo.
    She said: “Sadly, after ­people heard about my affair, I faced a social media backlash from people who didn’t like what happened and felt they could judge me.
    “My life has changed a lot since. I gave birth to a beautiful little girl called Lara Rose in January 2019 and I’m very happy.”
    And she said of Ronaldo and ­Georgina: “If they are happy together, and I’m sure they are, then I’m happy for them.
    “If Cristiano was my boyfriend I don’t think I’d trust him after what happened between us.
    “I’m just happy I’ve been a little part of his life, even though it didn’t end the way I might have wanted.”
    Natacha said her affair with Ronaldo turned her life upside downCredit: Peter Powell – The Sun
    Natacha says Georgina Rodriguez will have to keep her eye on RonaldoCredit: Getty – Contributor
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    Cristiano Ronaldo may ditch Georgina just like he did me, says Natacha Rodrigues

    A MODEL who claims she bedded footie superstar Cristiano Ronaldo behind his  stunning girlfriend’s back warned her last night: “Keep a close eye on him in Manchester or he’ll drop you like he did me.”The 36-year-old soccer legend, who makes his Manchester United return against Newcastle on Saturday,  allegedly secretly messaged Natacha Rodrigues for two months before ­bedding her, not long after he met his partner Georgina Rodriguez, 27.
    Natacha has warned Georgina that Ronaldo may ditch herCredit: Peter Powell – The Sun
    Natacha said Ronaldo blocked her after they hooked up at his houseCredit: Peter Powell
    Now reality TV star Natacha, 25, has said it took her four years to get over the Portuguese forward after he blocked her from his life.
    Speaking to The Sun on Sunday, she said: “Cristiano dropped me like a brick and he could do the same to Georgina.
    “They say leopards never change their spots and professional footballers get a lot of attention from beautiful women who throw themselves at them. It will be the same in Manchester as it was in Europe.
    “Cristiano would be a great catch for anyone and Georgina must keep an eye on him if there’s to be trust between them and a future for them.”
    She added: “I was hurt by the way he dumped me by blocking me on Instagram after we slept together, and it still hurts now.
    “There’s always going to be a before and after in my life with Cristiano and the feeling there could have been more for us, even if we didn’t end up becoming boyfriend and girlfriend.”

    Man United’s £12.9million re-signing of Ronaldo — who this week became the greatest ever international goalscorer with 111 — is one of the biggest scoops in Premier League history.
    He is returning to the Reds after leaving in 2009, having made 196 appearances and scoring 84 goals during six years in Manchester.
    Today Natacha alleges that Ronaldo sent her racy texts praising her “beautiful” bottom, asking to “see it in the flesh” and handing her a baseball cap on the night of their tryst before ­messaging her: “Top secret, please.”
    She says she was first contacted by Ronaldo in 2015 when he was single after breaking up with Russian model Irina Shayk.
    Natacha sent him a snap of her bum on Instagram with the words “Enormous kiss”.
    She claims: “It was 1am and I did it as a joke. I never thought he’d reply. But at 6am he messaged me and things went from there. Looking back, I wish I hadn’t.
    ‘ENORMOUS KISS’
    “It was when I sent him a video of me twerking in my underwear that he said he wanted to see me in ­person. Cristiano always made it clear he liked my body.
    “He told me he loved my bum and wanted to see it personally.”
    When he asked the aspiring model her age and she responded that she was 21, he apparently said: “Great — brand-new with a good body.”
    Ronaldo allegedly invited Natacha to his flat in Lisbon on October 5, 2016, and later messaged, “Esse cuzinho”, which translates as: “This a**.”
    She claimed he cancelled at the last minute, saying he only had an hour to spare and wanted to be with her for longer.
    But  Natacha says he asked her to send more racy pictures, ­adding: “Send me a twerk — don’t forget.”
    Two days later he scored four goals for Portugal in a World Cup qualifier against Andorra.
    Natacha claims they  continued to message each other but it was only when the star was back in  his home town the following March   that they finally met up.
    Natacha sent him another picture of her bottom and says Ronaldo sent back a message saying: “Don’t be embarrassed. I love kissing bottoms.”
    He then “gave her the four-digit security code to his flat”.
    She alleged: “I couldn’t believe I was walking into Cristiano Ronaldo’s apartment.
    “My heart was racing but he was very nice and sweet and told me to act as if I was in my home.
    “I took my shoes off and poured myself a juice before sitting down next to him. We spoke about his apartment and where I was from.
    “I then took the lead, stood up, took down my trousers and bent over to show him my bottom. He smacked it and said he loved it.”
    Natacha, who has made a name for herself in her Portuguese homeland by appearing on a reality TV show called Love On Top, claimed to The Sun on Sunday in November 2017 how they had sex in March that year “everywhere but Cristiano’s bedroom” in his apartment overlooking Lisbon’s main boulevard Avenida da Liberdade.
    She says he then sent her the ­message: “I enjoyed it. We will see each other again one day. Top secret, please. Kisses.”
    Yet soon after, he blocked her calls and stopped all social media contact.
    It is not the first time he has faced  links to a woman whose bottom he was reportedly attracted to.
    In 2017, Brazilian “Miss BumBum” Erika Canela claimed to The Sun on Sunday how Ronaldo invited her round for dinner after chatting her up on WhatsApp.
    It came after he allegedly bedded another star of the beauty pageant, and Erika said: “Maybe he’s got a Miss BumBum fetish.”
    Natacha added that she hopes Ronaldo has now “settled down”.
    His girlfriend Georgina, who is expected to come to Manchester with him, gave birth to their daughter Alana Martina on November 12, 2017.
    The Spanish brunette is now a star in her own right, with 27million Instagram followers, while being a full-time mum to her first child and Cristiano’s three older children.
    ‘MISS BUMBUM FETISH’
    Natacha said: “I read Cristiano has re-signed for Manchester United and I’m happy for him. I think Georgina will want to and should move to ­Britain with him.
    “Despite what ­happened with us, I hope and pray they stay together and stay in love.
    “They seem to make the perfect couple and, despite everything, I think Cristiano could have changed as a person and a partner. His family has grown and he’s older and wiser.”
    Natacha confirmed she is still blocked on Instagram and has not had further contact with Ronaldo.
    She said: “Sadly, after ­people heard about my affair, I faced a social media backlash from people who didn’t like what happened and felt they could judge me.
    “My life has changed a lot since. I gave birth to a beautiful little girl called Lara Rose in January 2019 and I’m very happy.”
    And she said of Ronaldo and ­Georgina: “If they are happy together, and I’m sure they are, then I’m happy for them.
    “If Cristiano was my boyfriend I don’t think I’d trust him after what happened between us.
    “I’m just happy I’ve been a little part of his life, even though it didn’t end the way I might have wanted.”
    Natacha said her affair with Ronaldo turned her life upside downCredit: Peter Powell – The Sun
    Natacha says Georgina Rodriguez will have to keep her eye on RonaldoCredit: Getty – Contributor
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    Penalty king Matt Le Tissier misses two spot-kicks in same game for first time in his life in charity match

    PENALTY kick specialist Matt Le Tissier has missed TWO penalties in the same game for the first time in his life.The 52-year-old lost his hot-dog reputation from 12 yards to a burger van man in a Dorset village charity match in Gillingham.
    Southampton legend Matt Le Tissier has revealed he missed TWO penalties in a recent charity gameCredit: The Times
    Former England international Le Tissier scored 46 out of his 47 spot-kicks for the SaintsCredit: PA:Press Association
    And the Southampton legend, who holds the Premier League record of netting 23 spot-kicks in a row, didn’t even get a free burger afterwards from the goalkeeper who is an avid Saints fan! 
    Le Tissier missed just ONE of his 47 penalties during his 16-year career with the Saints where he scored 209 goals in 540 games.
    Liverpool’s Mo Salah moved to within nine of Le Tissier’s 21-year record when he notched his 14th successive Premier League penalty in last week’s 1-1 draw with Chelsea.
    But days before Salah hit the headlines Le Tissier, nicknamed Le God by worshipping Saints fans, suffered his worst nightmare.
    The former England midfielder revealed: “I can’t believe I missed two penalties in the same game and that’s a first for sure.
    “You will never guess we went to this little village where David Hughes came from for a charity match to help raise money for some floodlights.

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    “The opposition goalkeeper came up to me before the game and said: ‘Matt, I’m a massive Saints fan and that’s my burger fan over there and would you do me a favour and have a picture in front of it afterwards.’
    “I said to him: ‘No problem mate, that’s fine’ and 15 to 20 minutes into the game we are given a penalty.
    “I’m thinking he’s a big Saints fan so don’t take the p*** so I didn’t hit it as hard as I would normally do and he went the right way and saved it.
    “Then about five minutes later we get a free-kick from around 25 yards out and I thought: ‘I’m not going to give him a chance here’ and I whipped it around the corner and straight in.
    “Then we get another penalty in the second half and I step up and try to do a silly run-up, dinked it and he tipped it over the bar.
    “The lad was very chuffed and he got his picture of me after the game. But I was gutted, the van was shut and I didn’t get a burger.”
    Le Tissier’s only spot-kick blunder arrived during the inaugural Premier League season in March 1993 when he missed one against Nottingham Forest at The Dell.
    The player recalls with a smile: “Mark Crossley is still dining out on that save, I couldn’t wish for a nicer lad to save my penalty!”
    Guernsey native Le Tissier banged in a total of 209 goals in 540 games for SouthamptonCredit: The Times

    Guernsey’s greatest football son is deeply proud of his spot-kick heroics and is very much opposed to all the silly stuff that goes on nowadays by many a penalty taker in their run-ups.
    Le Tissier observed: “I like the way Mo Salah takes his time with his penalties. I’m not a fan of these silly run-ups even though I tried it in that charity game just for fun.
    “Salah is very positive and is firm with his penalties and 14 in a row is a very good achievement.
    “I am incredibly proud of my record of taking 48 penalties but even now all people ever want to talk about is the one I missed!”
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    Ex-Newcastle United star Danny Guthrie made bankrupt after failing to repay £100,000 loan from pal

    FOOTIE’S Danny Guthrie has been made bankrupt after failing to repay a £100,000 loan from a pal.The ex-Newcastle United midfielder, 34, borrowed from businessman Chris Heath to help buy a house.
    Ex-Newcastle United midfielder Danny Guthrie has been made bankrupt after failing to repay a £100,000 loan from a palCredit: Getty Images – Getty
    A charge was placed on the property meaning if he sold it Chris would get his cash back.
    But Chris says a lawyer made an error meaning the charge was useless — and Guthrie never repaid him. Chris then petitioned for bankruptcy.
    Stoke-on-Trent county court issued the order in July meaning Guthrie, who now plays in Iceland, is bankrupt.
    Chris, from Broadway, Worcs, said: “I feel very let down. We met a few years ago through mutual contacts at charity events and got on well.
    “He seemed a decent guy and I was happy to lend him the money.
    “I asked him numerous times to repay the bridging loan but he refused so I had no choice but to make him bankrupt. I’m now hoping the administrators will repay me.”

    Guthrie began at Liverpool FC.
    In 2012 his wedding to Rebecca Middleman erupted in a brawl with cops called three times.
    The Sun contacted him for comment.
    Businessman Chris Heath, who lent money to Danny, here playing for Blackburn Rovers, said ‘I asked him numerous times to repay the bridging loan but he refused’Credit: Action Images – Reuters
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