Scottish footballers have revealed how they were left penniless after dream foreign transfers turned into nightmares.
Stevie Mallan and Alan Martin were delighted to be heading abroad after securing lucrative deals to play overseas. But their moves fell apart and they were left badly out of pocket when their new employers failed to pay them.
With nowhere left to turn, they went to trade union the Professional Footballers’ Association Scotland, which helped recover hundreds of thousands of pounds. Stevie had headed to the Turkish top flight where he faced off against the likes of World Cup winner and former Real Madrid star Mesut Ozil, while Alan had agreed to go to the Philippines.
