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Daily Mirror UK
|December 11, 2025
Ex-footballers tell MPs how investments lost millions
There are more than you know and bigger names than you think. It's a huge problem DANNY MURPHY 2ND FROM RIGHT, ON PLAYERS' LOST FORTUNES
FORMER Premier League star Danny Murphy says hundreds of ex-players are struggling with the silent heartache of having lost their fortunes in failed investments.
The Match of the Day pundit is among the household names who lost millions after putting their earnings into investment deals.
He said their ordeals highlight the alarming gaps in support for sports stars and entertainers.
Last night, MPs heard police are looking into whether the players were victims of fraud.
Danny, 48, was joined by former Premier League stars Andy Cole, Craig Short, Michael Thomas and Paul Williams in Parliament to launch the new V11 Foundation, to support others like them.
This story is from the December 11, 2025 edition of Daily Mirror UK.
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