Chris Kamara has a £6.7m business empire to fall back on after quitting live TV.The Sky Sports favourite has hinted he is stepping down from Soccer Saturday after appearing to slur his words on screen.
He told worried fans he had developed apraxia of speech - a disorder that makes it difficult to move your mouth properly when you speak.But Chris has invested his earnings from TV work, adverts and after-dinner speaking wisely - sinking cash into investments and properties.
His firm Kamara Sports Ltd is worth £2.7m, Dyer Street Properties has assets of £1.3m, Kamara Management Ltd has resources of £1.4m and Ashgate Park Ltd has holdings of £1.3m.Such has been his success he has even given motivational talks to company bosses.
The 64-year-old ex-Leeds United and Brentford player - whose catchphrase is 'Unbelievable Jeff' - has been flooded with support since his shock announcement.He has confirmed on social media he will still be on the box.
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