David James Is Now Bankrupt, Forced to Auction off Signed Memorabilia, 1,800 Vinyl Records and a Vauxhall Astra

The 224 items up for auction include a matchball from the 2006 World Cup and David James' shirt from the 2010 FA Cup Final with Chelsea.

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Ex-England, Liverpool and Portsmouth goalkeeper David James is a Premier League legend but things haven't turned out so sweetly for the FA Cup winner since retirement.

The 44-year-old – who came out retirement only last month to become the player-manager of Kerala Blasters in the Indian Super League – was declared bankrupt in May and now he's turning to an auction house to raise some funds.

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Must've earned about £20m in his career yet he needs to do a boot sale to find some cash #Unbelievable #davidjames #footballerslives

— Josh Albert (@JJAlbert26) November 5, 2014

The 224 items up for auction include a matchball from the 2006 World Cup and David James' shirt from the 2010 FA Cup Final with Chelsea.

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There's also a host of signed shirts from his time with England, Aston Villa and Liverpool; plus the shirts of opposing players he swapped over the years, which includes Frank Lampard, Edwin van der Sar and...Jose Bosingwa.

What's even more fascinating is the non-football related David James is attempting to auction off at high price.

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There's also the world's most atypical footballer's car.

Who wants to buy a V-Reg Vauxhall Astra (with 110,000 miles on the clock)?

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The goalkeeper was reported to have earned £20 million during his professional football career but went through a costly divorce in 2005.

[via Mail Online]

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