Former English football player Trevor Sinclair, was declared bankrupt after a judge accused him of «burying his head in the sand» after he failed to pay an amount of five digits related to his media work in 2021 and 2022.
Sinclair, a World Cup from 2002 with the Drie Leeuwen, had joined the Indian men’s team in January 2024 as part of his coaching staff, during the AFC Asian Cup in Doha, Qatar. However, the team could not score goals and argued in the group stage, after losing Australia, Uzbekistan and Syria.
The Engelsman is currently part of the coaching staff of the Senior Herenteam of Jamaica.
Sinclair, who played 360 games in the Premier League, for clubs such as West Ham, Manchester City and Queens Park Rangers, received the bankruptcy order in the Central London County Court last week.
The court heard that Sinclair owed a sum of 36,424 pounds to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), including more than 13,000 pounds related to his work as an expert on television and radio.
Judge Caroline Wilkinson was chairman of the case and granted the bankruptcy order in the absence of the former player.
She stated: «Mr Sinclair is not present today and there are no proposals for paying his debt. In the circumstances, the court finds that Mr. Sinclair is unable to pay his debts if they are owed and it will give the bankruptcy order.»
Sinclair still has to be a public statement about the bankruptcy.
