Jason McAteer, in 2017. In it, he said that he struggled with depression and thoughts of suicide after his football career ended. McAteer married his first wife, Kristina Delaney, at Slane Castle in 2001. In October 2013, he married Lucy Edwards in Limerick with the reception at Dromoland Castle. His brother-in-law is his ex Liverpool team-mate, Steve McManaman, who married Lucy Edwards' older sister, Victoria, in 2002. McAteer said that while he was at the 2022 UEFA Champions League Final with LFC TV, his wife Lucy and 22-year-old son were assaulted and robbed amidst the chaos. Endorsements McAteer featured in EA Sports' FIFA video game series; he was on the cover for the International edition of FIFA Soccer 96, alongside Frank de Boer. In 1997, McAteer featured in a Wash & Go shampoo advert, for which he was reportedly paid £40,000. Post-playing career McAteer has regularly appeared for the Liverpool legends who play in various charity games around the world. In March 2005, he recruited friends from football and showbusiness for Tsunami Soccer Aid which generated over half a million pounds for Save the Children, helping survivors of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. In May 2008, he visited Banda Aceh in Indonesia to see how the money had been used. In 2006, McAteer became an investor in Golf Punk magazine, alongside former Sunderland teammates Phil Babb, Michael Gray, Thomas Sørensen and Stephen Wright, saving the publication from closure. In April 2011, while participating in a charity football match between Darndale F.C. and Liverpool/Manchester United Legends in aid of Autism Ireland, McAteer clashed with Dublin GAA goalkeeper Stephen Cluxton. Cluxton punched McAteer and knocked him to the ground. Cluxton and McAteer were both sent off. McAteer has worked in the media for Asia-based ESPN Star Sports. He has also worked on LFC TV. Honours Bolton Football League First Division play-offs: 1995 Football League Cup runner-up: 1994–95 Liverpool FA Cup runner-up: 1995–96 Individual PFA Team of the Year: 1993–94 First Division, 1994–95 First Division See also List of Republic of Ireland international footballers born outside the Republic of Ireland References External links LFChistory.net player profile 1971 births Living people 1994 FIFA World Cup players 2002 FIFA World Cup players Blackburn Rovers F.C. players Bolton Wanderers F.C. players Chester City F.C. non-playing staff Citizens of Ireland through descent English people of Irish descent Association football midfielders Liverpool F.C. players Marine F.C.