Former Leeds United star Lee Sharpe has been forced to close his bar in Spain.
Sharpe, 51, who played for Leeds United between 1996 and 1999, opened an Irish bar called Sharpey’s in Javea in 2021. Sharpe has accepted the business ‘wasn’t working’ before he stepped away.
Sharpe, who also played for Manchester United and eight England caps, has spoken to The Olive Press about the future of Sharpey’s. “As a family it just wasn’t working for us with my name on the door,” Sharpe explained.
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“The bar has closed due to myself not being able to give it the time needed, which made it so special in the beginning. I wanted to part ways before the standards dropped beyond my control.”
After hanging up his boots, Sharpe, who won the Premier League with Manchester United, became a TV personality.
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He has worked as a football pundit and appeared in the first series of Celebrity Love Island back in 2005. In recent years, he’s also started playing golf professionally.
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