Former Leeds United and Liverpool defender Dominic Matteo has been made bankrupt after racking up more than £1million in gambling losses. An order against the ex-Scotland international star was obtained by the government-run Insolvency Service at Halifax County Court in West Yorkshire.
The bankruptcy move follows admissions by Matteo that he had been a heavy gambler and had lost more than a million pounds on the horses.
As well as having gambled away the seven-figure sum, he also admitted once betting £100,000 on a single horse, The Dumfries-born father-of-two was made bankrupt on July 28 – but the information was only made public last week.
On the bankruptcy order, his occupations are given as football pundit and company director. Matteo also runs a trendy pub in Leeds called Rock Bar.
An Insolvency Service spokesman told the Daily Record: “The matter is at an early stage.
"Mr Matteo will need to be interviewed to establish how many creditors there are and how much is due to them.
“A decision will also have to be made over whether to appoint an insolvency practitioner to handle the case.”
As well as having gambled away the seven-figure sum, he also admitted once betting £100,000 on a single horse, The Dumfries-born father-of-two was made bankrupt on July 28 – but the information was only made public last week.
On the bankruptcy order, his occupations are given as football pundit and company director. Matteo also runs a trendy pub in Leeds called Rock Bar.
An Insolvency Service spokesman told the Daily Record: “The matter is at an early stage.
"Mr Matteo will need to be interviewed to establish how many creditors there are and how much is due to them.
“A decision will also have to be made over whether to appoint an insolvency practitioner to handle the case.”
Daily Mirror
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