Former Manchester United star Anderson ordered to serve prison time

Former Manchester United midfielder Anderson has been ordered to serve prison time if he doesn’t hand over £142,000 in child maintenance. A Brazilian court has ruled that the 37-year-old can be held behind bars for 30 days if he doesn’t cough up the required fee. The former midfielder was reportedly told about this at the start of September, but it has only just emerged. Reports in Brazil suggest that Anderson will be confined to his cell and will be closely supervised. He won’t have to do that should he make a late payment. But if he doesn’t, he will only be allowed out of his cell during the day to take part in community service before spending the evenings behind bars. The decision comes with Anderson owing £142,000 worth of child maintenance payments. The ex-Brazil international is yet to comment about it directly, but his lawyer has confirmed the case involves minors, with Anderson revealing in 2024 that he has nine children. He is also being investigated for money laundering around £4.7million through cryptocurrencies. Brazilian newspaper Globo report he is one of eight people under investigation, and it is still ongoing. Anderson’s career Anderson started his career with Gremio in his home country before he was snapped up by Porto. The Portuguese giants signed him while he was 17 for around €7million. Anderson picked up some huge trophies in his time at Old TraffordGetty However, to navigate FIFA rules around signing underage players from different countries, his parents had to move to Portugal to facilitate the move. In the 2006/07, he made his Champions League debut before breaking a leg, but Man United and Sir Alex Ferguson had seen enough. The Red Devils announced in the summer of 2007 they’d agreed a deal to sign Anderson. Initially, the deal was blocked due to Anderson not getting a work permit. Man United appealed the decision and in June 2007, the clearance was granted, and Porto said they received £20m for the young midfielder. Immediately, he was handed the no.8 shirt, and after his first year, he was a European champion, scoring a penalty in the 6-5 shootout win over Chelsea in the Champions League final. Anderson was told at the beginning of September that he must pay upGetty The awards kept coming in 2008 as he claimed the Golden Boy prize before scoring the winning penalty in the 2008/09 League Cup final against Tottenham Hotspur, while the Premier League title came that year as well. Signs of ill-discipline emerged the following year when Anderson flew back to Brazil without Ferguson’s permission and he was fined £80,000. Later that year, the midfielder suffered an ACL injury ruling him out of the 2010 World Cup. This was the start of several injuries that disrupted Anderson’s time at Man United, but the club clearly rated his talent, and handed him a new deal. Unfortunately, he never lived up to the early hype, and once Ferguson retired, he fell out of favour with David Moyes and joined Fiorentina on loan. Anderson’s former teammate at Old Trafford, Brazilian defender Rafael, claimed that Anderson’s love of McDonald’s prevented him from reaching the heights that his talent promised. Eventually, Anderson’s deal at Man United expired in 2015, and he joined Brazilian side Internacional before retiring aged 31 in 2020 after a short spell in Turkey.

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Former Manchester United star Anderson ordered to serve prison time

Former Manchester United midfielder Anderson has been ordered to serve prison time if he doesn’t hand over £142,000 in child maintenance.

A Brazilian court has ruled that the 37-year-old can be held behind bars for 30 days if he doesn’t cough up the required fee.

The former midfielder was reportedly told about this at the start of September, but it has only just emerged.

Reports in Brazil suggest that Anderson will be confined to his cell and will be closely supervised.

He won’t have to do that should he make a late payment.

But if he doesn’t, he will only be allowed out of his cell during the day to take part in community service before spending the evenings behind bars.

The decision comes with Anderson owing £142,000 worth of child maintenance payments.

The ex-Brazil international is yet to comment about it directly, but his lawyer has confirmed the case involves minors, with Anderson revealing in 2024 that he has nine children.

He is also being investigated for money laundering around £4.7million through cryptocurrencies.

Brazilian newspaper Globo report he is one of eight people under investigation, and it is still ongoing.

Anderson’s career

Anderson started his career with Gremio in his home country before he was snapped up by Porto.

The Portuguese giants signed him while he was 17 for around €7million.

Anderson picked up some huge trophies in his time at Old Trafford

However, to navigate FIFA rules around signing underage players from different countries, his parents had to move to Portugal to facilitate the move.

In the 2006/07, he made his Champions League debut before breaking a leg, but Man United and Sir Alex Ferguson had seen enough.

The Red Devils announced in the summer of 2007 they’d agreed a deal to sign Anderson.

Initially, the deal was blocked due to Anderson not getting a work permit.

Man United appealed the decision and in June 2007, the clearance was granted, and Porto said they received £20m for the young midfielder.

Immediately, he was handed the no.8 shirt, and after his first year, he was a European champion, scoring a penalty in the 6-5 shootout win over Chelsea in the Champions League final.

Anderson was told at the beginning of September that he must pay up

The awards kept coming in 2008 as he claimed the Golden Boy prize before scoring the winning penalty in the 2008/09 League Cup final against Tottenham Hotspur, while the Premier League title came that year as well.

Signs of ill-discipline emerged the following year when Anderson flew back to Brazil without Ferguson’s permission and he was fined £80,000.

Later that year, the midfielder suffered an ACL injury ruling him out of the 2010 World Cup.

This was the start of several injuries that disrupted Anderson’s time at Man United, but the club clearly rated his talent, and handed him a new deal.

Unfortunately, he never lived up to the early hype, and once Ferguson retired, he fell out of favour with David Moyes and joined Fiorentina on loan.

Anderson’s former teammate at Old Trafford, Brazilian defender Rafael, claimed that Anderson’s love of McDonald’s prevented him from reaching the heights that his talent promised.

Eventually, Anderson’s deal at Man United expired in 2015, and he joined Brazilian side Internacional before retiring aged 31 in 2020 after a short spell in Turkey.