Parlour must pay ex-wife a third of future income

Premiership football star Ray Parlour was today ordered to hand over a third of his future income to his ex-wife Karen – for the next four years at least.

In a ground-breaking legal victory the Court of Appeal held that the part she played in his success entitled her to a “reasonable” share of what he earns as a result – currently around £1.2m (€1.8m) a year.