Liverpool Legend’s Big Bungle with the Taxman…
In a plot twist Shakespeare couldn’t have crafted, former England and Liverpool star John Barnes found himself dribbling debts instead of footballs. His comeback tour, starring a whopping $2 million showdown with taxes, ended in a comedy of errors as he got a red card from the UK’s company director league. Yes, you heard it right, our hero owes more dough than a pizza parlor on Super Bowl Sunday!
Barnes’ financial follies would make even Mickey Mouse gasp! With more unpaid tax bills than there are pigeons at Trafalgar Square, Barnes owes stacks of moolah to everyone from His Majesty’s Revenue to, well, just about everyone else. The ex-winger faces a breach of FA – that’s Financial Arithmetic – racking up amounts that would even make Monopoly millionaire Mr. Pennybags shake his head. His media company, sinking faster than the Titanic in an ice-cube showcase, waved its last goodbye in 2023.
While Barnes was once juggling soccer balls with England at Italia 90, he’s now juggling numbers with as much grace as a cat on a seesaw. Known for dodging defenders, he’s now dodging banks and, it seems, unopened bills. When faced with six bankruptcy petitions since 2010, Barnes proves that managing taxes might just be harder than managing a World Cup penalty shootout. His response? Practically radar silent, sealed tighter than a packet of crisps in a rainy football stand!
