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20 Apr 2006
Wayne Rooney, a popular Manchester United and English forward soccer player, managed to run up huge gambling debts of over 700,000 GB Pounds with Gold Chip gambling firm in the United Kingdom. In a recent move, the gambling firm announced that the matter was closed after Rooney settled his debt and paid back everything that he owed to the company.
The 20-year-old soccer player has admitted to gambling away most of the money on horse and dog races. As one of the better soccer players in the United Kingdom, Rooney earns more than 50,000 GB a week. If this wasn't enough, he also earns millions of pounds in sponsorship deals every year. As such, it is clear that he was not lacking in funds to feed his gambling habits. Rooney was also allegedly involved in gambling and betting on football games that he did not play in.
While the gambling firm, Gold Chip, stated that the matter has been resolved with Rooney, it is interesting to consider how many other famous soccer players and sportsmen and women are involved in gambling debts. Sportsbetting is so popular in the United Kingdom that it shouldn't come as a surprise that those very people who bring the results are also involved in the betting process.
