Top 10 high-profile athletes who went bankrupt

Rags-to-riches storiesin sport makethe headlines all the time. What often don't come to light arethe riches to rags stories. Here are 10 top athletes from various sports who squandered all their wealth and declared bankruptcy at some point.

#10 Diego Maradona

Arguably the greatest footballer to have ever played the game, Diego Maradona made hundreds of millions during his playing days. However, in 2009 it was announced that the Napoli and Argentina hero owed US$54 million to the Italian Inland Revenue. El Diego is still paying the authorities back till today.