I dated football star for 2 YEARS before his ‘mask dropped’ when I fell pregnant – I can’t afford clothes for our boy

A WOMAN who dated a football star for two years says his “mask dropped” when she fell pregnant – claiming she now can’t afford clothes for their son.

The struggling mum told how the married player paid her just £8 a month for maintenance.

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A football star paid a struggling ex-girlfriend £8-a-month maintenance payments — leaving her to raise their son on Pot Noodles (stock image)[/caption]

She claimed he hid his assets to make sure he qualified for nil rate child support.

The woman dated the player for two years before she became pregnant.

She said: “The mask fell. He said, ‘You can’t be pregnant, I’m married’. I was stunned.”

The mum claims the former Championship player owes hundreds of thousands for the upkeep of their boy, now 14.

She says records show he earns less than £7 a week.

The girlfriend said: “My son has had to eat £1.80 packet noodles for dinner on really hard days.

“He once asked me for an ice cream, I couldn’t afford it. It broke my heart.

“He’s had to wear clothes that are too small. He wanted to go to boxing and basketball.

“But I can’t afford the fees. Anything I earn goes towards him and my house.”

She says she foolishly accepted the ex-player’s offer of £10,000 not to take their finance row to a tribunal.

She added: “But I expected the basic child maintenance to continue, which to my surprise was abruptly stopped.

“Officials tell me their records show he is earning less than £7 a week, so he can send what he wants.

“He comes across as a jovial guy. His hypocrisy is jaw-dropping.”