Premier League Divorce

Divorced Premier League Footballer Warns Young Players to Find Love Before Getting Rich, After Discovering Wife's Favourite Position Was Joint Account Former striker says young footballers must learn to tell genuine affection from financial ambition, warning that a woman who loves you when you're broke is considerably cheaper than one who discovers your personality after you sign for Manchester City. LONDON,England | A recently divorced former Premier League footballer has told Britain's young sporting millionaires to find a girlfriend before they find money, saying the moderndatingmarket has developed a sophisticated method of identifying attractivemen: it reads their bank statements.

His advice follows similar comments from former American basketball star Iman Shumpert,reported by Yahoo Entertainment. Darren Crossbar, a retired top-flight striker whosecareercomprised 137 appearances, nine goals and one extremely profitable transfer, says professionalfootballhas a serious problem withwomenwho fall passionately inlovewith men shortly after those men become millionaires.

"I was twenty-two, earning £140,000a week, and suddenly women thought I was fascinating," Crossbar said. "Before that I was an unemployed-looking bloke from Bolton who couldn't hold a conversation about anything except football.

Then I signed my contract and apparently I became the most interesting man in England." Crossbar said his biggest mistake was assuming his romanticappealhad something to do with his personality. "I thought she loved my sense ofhumour.

I hadn't told a joke in six years."

Thinking About Premier League Divorce Find love before you find money.

The second a young striker's on £150,000 a week, even his personality starts pulling women. That's what a Bentley does, apparently.

You buy one and a personality comes as standard, like the heated seats. The modern gold digger doesn't want a husband.

Ideally one that retires at thirty-five and has never once heard the words "compound interest."

These lads can read an offside trap from forty yards, but a woman asks for their bank balance before their surname and they just stand there.

The handbag's an attacking formation now.