A PREMIER League footballer is being pursued through the courts for more than £600,000 in gambling debts.
Dietmar Hamann, the Manchester City midfielder and German international, is being sued by Sporting Index, the spread-betting firm, for losses accumulated since May 2006.
By December last year, Hamann, 35, who spent seven years playing for Liverpool, had racked up debts of £706,000.
He repaid £100,000 on New Year’s Eve, but failed to pay the remainder, due on January 3, according to High Court documents . Sporting Index is also claiming interest of up to £26,400 on the debt.
Hamann, who scored the last goal at the old Wembley stadium before it was demolished, is also being sued by Spreadex, another spread-betting company.
Friends say Hamann will strongly defend the case and denied he was in any financial difficulty.
It is understood he bet on cricket, darts and American football. There is no suggestion he bet on football matches he could have influenced.
Much as I love the bloke, it sounds a bit silly (betting on CRICKET??). He should limit himself to the horses.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/manchester_city/article6395955.ece
Dietmar Hamann, the Manchester City midfielder and German international, is being sued by Sporting Index, the spread-betting firm, for losses accumulated since May 2006.
By December last year, Hamann, 35, who spent seven years playing for Liverpool, had racked up debts of £706,000.
He repaid £100,000 on New Year’s Eve, but failed to pay the remainder, due on January 3, according to High Court documents . Sporting Index is also claiming interest of up to £26,400 on the debt.
Hamann, who scored the last goal at the old Wembley stadium before it was demolished, is also being sued by Spreadex, another spread-betting company.
Friends say Hamann will strongly defend the case and denied he was in any financial difficulty.
It is understood he bet on cricket, darts and American football. There is no suggestion he bet on football matches he could have influenced.
Much as I love the bloke, it sounds a bit silly (betting on CRICKET??). He should limit himself to the horses.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/manchester_city/article6395955.ece
