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Jamie Carragher avoids bankruptcy after settling HMRC tax debt
October 13, 2026 at 01:26 PM
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2 reports · 1 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 2 hours
A judge dismissed a bankruptcy petition against former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher after he settled an unpaid tax bill with HMRC.
- Judge Nicholas Briggs dismissed the bankruptcy petition issued in August at the Insolvency and Companies Court in London.
- Kevin Hassan, for HMRC, told the hearing the debt has been paid, with no figure given in court.
- Carragher, 48, spent his entire professional career with Liverpool and won the Champions League in 2005.
- He retired in 2013 after 737 appearances and has since worked as a pundit for Sky Sports and CBS Sports.