{"id":296574,"date":"2023-11-15T13:23:55","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T13:23:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=296574"},"modified":"2023-11-15T13:23:55","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T13:23:55","slug":"former-premier-league-star-jailed-for-failing-to-pay-70k-to-ex-wife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/former-premier-league-star-jailed-for-failing-to-pay-70k-to-ex-wife\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Premier League star JAILED for failing to pay \u00a370k to ex-wife"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Former Premier League striker is JAILED for a year for failing to pay \u00a370,000 in alimony to his Miss Croatia ex-wife to support their three children<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A former Premier League has been jailed after failing to pay alimony to ex-wife\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The ex-Croatia international failed to pay around \u00a370,000 to model Iva Radic\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>It\u2019s a three-team title race&#8230; Toney could lead Arsenal to glory: It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A former Premier League striker has been jailed after failing to pay \u00a370,000 in financial support to his ex-wife.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ex-Croatia international Bosko Balaban was given a conditional sentence of one year and four years of probation in 2021 because of overdue maintenance money owed to model Iva Radic &#8211; who was named Miss Croatia in 1995.<\/p>\n<p>Balaban was married to Radic for more than a decade before getting divorced in 2017 and the pair have three children together &#8211; two daughters and a son &#8211; but he failed to pay the total amount of alimony debts in the two year time frame he was given.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, the 45-year-old &#8211; who played for Aston Villa\u00a0between 2001 and 2003 &#8211; will now be jailed for one year in January, with four years suspended, according to Belgian outlet HLN.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The report says a court in Zagreb handed down the sentence and that there is &#8216;no escape&#8217; from prison time, saying that he would still be jailed even if he paid the overdue money.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/15\/13\/77830471-12752313-Former_Premier_League_star_Bosko_Balaban_is_set_to_serve_one_yea-m-68_1700053662472.jpg\" height=\"464\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/15\/13\/77827005-12752313-Balaban_failed_to_pay_70_000_in_alimony_to_his_ex_wife-a-69_1700053669184.jpg\" height=\"464\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Former Premier League star Bosko Balaban is set to serve one year in prison for failing to pay \u00a370,000 in alimony to his ex wife<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/15\/11\/77827105-12752313-image-a-29_1700049501698.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The former Aston Villa striker was married to model Iva Radic for more than a decade and had three children with her before divorcing in 2017<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Radic has 113,000 followers on her Instagram account and can often be seen posting glamorous photos of herself in tropical locations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The model has also shown off her work alongside brands such as Paco Rabane, H&amp;M Damiani, Chanel and Journal.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Balaban, meanwhile, has worked as agent since retiring in 2015, guiding the careers of a number of young Croatian stars.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He has notably represented ex-Leicester striker Andrej Kramaric and helped negotiate his \u00a39m move from Croatian club Rijeka in 2015.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/15\/12\/77828087-12752313-Radic_was_named_Miss_Croatia_in_1995-a-62_1700050589631.jpg\" height=\"593\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/15\/12\/77827405-12752313-She_has_113_000_followers_on_her_Instagram_account-m-61_1700050580461.jpg\" height=\"593\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Radic was named Miss Croatia in 1995 and has 113,000 followers on her Instagram account<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/15\/13\/77828005-12752313-image-m-74_1700053703129.jpg\" height=\"428\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Balaban joined Aston Villa in 2001 but struggled to make an impact as he failed to score a goal<\/p>\n<p>Balaban started his professional career at Rijeka before moving to Dinamo Zagreb, impressing with 19 goals in his first season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He then joined Aston Villa for a fee of nearly \u00a36million in 2001 but failed to make an impact &#8211; not managing to score in eight appearances before being sent back to Zagreb on loan the following season.<\/p>\n<p>Balaban later signed for Belgian side Club Brugge, where he spent two years before finishing his playing days with Greek side Panionios and Malaysian outfit Selangor.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He went on play 35 times for Croatia, scoring ten goals and made the squad for two World Cups in 2002 and 2006.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a 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