Footballer David Goodwilllie, who claims he was left penniless after losing a civil action in which he was branded a rapist, has been declared bankrupt over a 41,000 tax debt.
The 30-year-old former Scotland striker ran up the tax bill at the height of his career when he was reportedly earning 20,000 a week playing for English side Blackburn Rovers, who were then in the Premier League.
At Alloa Sheriff Court on Friday, Goodwillie, now an electricians labourer and a part-time player with Scottish League Two club Clyde, failed to persuade a sheriff to spare him sequestration.
The court was told that Goodwillie, who now lives in Menstire, Clackmannanshire, with his wife, model Kirstie Smith, 27, and their seven-month…
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