The World's Most Famous Pitch Invader Is Bankrupt after Racking up $350,000 in Fines

Jimmy Jump's victims included some of the biggest names in football, such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

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The fun is over for Jaume Marquet, a.k.a. Jimmy Jump, the world's most famous pitch invader.

Jimmy Jump built a massive public profile out of disrupting some of the world's most famous sports events but it's not turned out to be the wisest career choice he could have made.

He's accumulated $350,000 in fines and has been declared bankrupt.

According to Project Babb, Jump has said:


"I have no money. I owe about $350,000. The court in Spain has decided to withhold 50% of my monthly salary. I will not ever have money. So I won't be seen very often in stadiums."

Jimmy Jump is so notorious that he's banned from entering any football stadium in Spain and Germany until 2016.

He made his debut in Euro 2004, hurling a Barcelona flag at Luis Figo.

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The Portuguese superstar had left Barca for their arch-rivals Real Madrid a few years previously.

He made a career out of evading security...to mixed success.

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His victims included some of the biggest names in football, such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

[via Project Babb]

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