Inside football's messiest divorces: Ryan Giggs' had an eight-year affair, Thierry Henry was accused of 'unreasonable behaviour'... and Ray Parlour had to pay his wife £250k a year!

Behind what is seen in stadiums and on screens of a footballer's sporting career, there lies a personal life that is sometimes not all too rosy. Some of the world's best footballers have been involved in some messy divorces over the years Former Chelsea star Geremi recently divorced his wife after it was reportedly revealed he had been fathering children that were not actually his Ex-Arsenal man Ray Parlour was involved in a high-profile divorce nearly two decades ago Your browser does not support iframes. Claire Merry divorced Thierry Henry, referencing the former footballer's 'unreasonable behaviour' He is now married to Andrea Rajacic and the couple have three children together Djibril Cisse Nowadays, Djibril Cisse is popping up in legends matches and is doing his best to guide three of his children in their bids to make it in the world of football, just as their Champions League-winning father did. Jude shared a series of cryptic online posts in 2012, with Djibril seemingly responding on his own social media account Cisse was cautioned for assaulting his pregnant wife in 2006, but their pair appear on good terms now Ray Parlour In a case that was tipped to put wealthy men off marrying back in 2004, former Arsenal star Ray Parlour lost at least a third of his income to ex-wife Karen - for at least four years. Former Manchester United man Wes Brown split from wife Leanne just before he was declared bankrupt Reality TV star Leanne is actively looking for a new partner and has said it is 'wounding' being away from her children Ryan Giggs Undoubtedly the most famous break-up here, Ryan Giggs' life came crashing down when he and wife Stacey divorced in 2017.