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You earn how much? Liverpool star Riise's fury as 'stolen' wageslip is made public
Last updated at 08:52am on 31.10.07Liverpool's John Arne Riise has been left red-faced after his payslip appeared on the Internet - revealing his address and national insurance number.
The Norway defender is furious last night after his £139,634 a month salary was revealed, broken down into four categories.
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Sources close to the Liverpool star are convinced the payslip was stolen and a Liverpool spokesman said: "We are taking the matter extremely seriously and we are investigating."
The payslip, which relates to last season, shows Riise took home more than £82,000 after paying around £55,500 in tax.
Among the more offbeat entries on the payslip are a £250 points bonus - probably for just one as the team got off to a poor start - plus a £36 ticket deduction which confirms even Premier League stars don't get freebies any more.
In all, the figures show a monthly wage of £120,000 with the £250, £4,000 appearance money and a Champions League figure of £15,384.62 added on, giving a monthly gross of £139,634.62.
Deducted from this is a staggering £55508.28 in tax, £1611.67 National Insurance - as well as £65 in meals and £36 ticket fees.
And in all, the payslip shows £304,137.66 tax deducted for the year.
But Riise, 27, is more concerned about the sensitive personal information contained within his pay packet appearing on the website images.
Lost then found: The offending payslip with the confidential figures blanked out
The first photo shows a man's hand clutching the payslip which is clearly marked "Private and Confidential".
The second shows his monthly earnings, along with his tax code and National Insurance details.
The images appear to have been taken in April and relate to his pay in September last year.
A source close to the star said: "We are convinced someone has stolen this. John Arne Riise is not the sort of person who throws a wageslip in the rubbish bin.
"It's clearly been taken without his consent. There is a lot of delicate information about John now widely available on the net and it's circulating like wildfire.
John is particularly worried his address is out there in the open.
"There's the added concern that his national insurance number could be misused by fraudsters."
Earlier this year Liverpool stars Pepe Reina, 25, Peter Crouch, 26, Jerzy Dudek, 34, and Daniel Agger, 22, were all victims of burglaries at their homes. But the source said there had been no sign of any break-ins at Riise's home.
The wageslip photos appeared yesterday on a string of web sites dedicated to Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal.
One fan who spotted them said: "I forwarded it to all my mates. It's the sort of thing all footie fans love. You always hear rumours about what these players earn but to see a wage bill in black and white is something else."
A police spokesman said: "s far as we are aware, no complaints have been made so far."
