Top Premier League footballers face financial ruin after investing in a tax avoidance scheme that could see them hit with multi-million pound fines.
Stars who gave their cash to financial advisers Kingsbridge to invest in film projects come from an array of clubs including Manchester United, Liverpool, Aston Villa and Blackburn.
Their identities have not been revealed, but one Man United star is known to have invested £33.5million using a combination of his own cash and bank loans.
A Liverpool player is believed to have put forward £10.4million to avoid taxes on his salary.