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Article: Football star's ex-wife wins record [pounds sterling]3.3m divorce payout; England ace forced to hand over 40 per cent of his income, EXCLUSIVE.
- Article from:
- The Mail on Sunday (London, England)
- Article date:
- July 24, 2005
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Byline: DANA BROOK
THE wife of an England international footballer has won a record [pounds sterling]3.35million divorce settlement that will send shockwaves through the soccer world.
She has been awarded 40 per cent of his earnings over the next four years, which means she should receive about [pounds sterling]1.6million.
And, in addition, she will get half of the couple's [pounds sterling]3.5million in capital assets, including the [pounds sterling]500,000 marital home in London.
The award is even more generous than the landmark payout last year to Arsenal and England star Ray Parlour's wife, who won 37 per cent of her husband's ...