He played in a Champions League final, earned millions in a seven year Premier League career, slept in a palatial home and drove expensive cars.
But in a shock revelation former Arsenal cult figure Emmanuel Eboue admitted to the Mirror he's penniless and has been close to suicide.
The 34-year-old from the Ivory Coast who appeared for Arsene Wenger's side between 2004 and 2011 has admitted he’s seriously considered taking his own life after financial mismanagement has left him skint and a bitter divorce that has meant he is estranged from his three children.