If I take someone out, Robben will probably be the one to go in. Der Meister from Virgo Supercluster on August 04, 2012: It's seeing players like Busquets that make me wish someone would give divers a real injury to roll around about. New features you'd love on FourFourTwo.com. lol. BA1 1UA. Joey Barton. Let's look at the top 10 best soccer (football) goals ever. Ally MacLeod’s squad, graced by the likes of Kenny Dalglish, Graeme Souness, Alan Hansen, Archie Gemmill and Joe Jordan, were confident of qualifying from a group containing Holland, Iran and Peru. ronakbhatia from Mumbai, India on January 12, 2014: I'm a Man United fan, but I still hate Ashely Young for diving. Barcelona, Real Madrid & Chelsea: Which club has spent the most money in a single season? United have slipped from being undoubtedly the dominant force in English football to a side that has struggled to secure Champions League football and major honours, with fans having grown disillusioned with the business-driven nature which has seemed to rob the club of its soul. Adam Casey from MANCHESTER on March 05, 2013: Clearly not a big fan of Man Utdyourself! Most hated players in football The players on this list have shown deep personality and moral flaws, both on the field and in their personal lives. It turned out to be little more than a con trick, as bills went unpaid and the club racked up millions of pounds of debt. Yet with no rules to punish them in existence, the Foxes – working under a transfer embargo – stormed to automatic promotion. If I were going to add anyone, it would be Iniesta for his blatant diving, mot notably in the 2010 World Cup Final against Holland. Shockingly, this Uruguayan vampire then bit Giorgio Chiellini in a 2014 World Cup match against Italy. However, I think he has matured quite a bit in the last few years. The likes of Ferdinand, Kewell, and Keane were all sold to help balance the books, and by 2004 they were relegated from the Premier League. Bath I've removed Ryan Giggs who recently retired. Gerrard failed to heed his own advice from that infamous, “This does not f**king slip now” speech. Harry Diamond 26/07/2019 Opinion/Features Leave a comment. It's one thing to earn success in football, it's another to earn respect - these five big clubs are basically universally hated by the fans. Thomas Swan (author) from New Zealand on October 03, 2012: Thanks for the comments RM, JV, PN, DC. Just look at the defenders - Bosingwa, Alex, John Terry and Ashley Cole were the regular starters, with the dastardly Ricardo Carvalho waiting on the bench alongside an increasingly dejected Wayne Bridge. Get the best features, fun and footballing frolics straight to your inbox every week. The defender was one of a number of acquisitions made after the club was taken over by mysterious Middle Eastern backers Munto Finance before the 2009/10 League Two season. When they, Aston Villa and Sunderland threatened a breakaway league over the issue, a compromise was struck, allowing clubs to employ professional footballers who were born – or lived – locally. Having secured their takeover of the club in 2008, the Glazer family have owned and financially exploited England’s biggest club for well over a decade. Mourinho’s Blues won the title with a record 95 points (12 clear of runners-up Arsenal) and just 15 – fifteen! Chief villain: Self-publicising, self-aggrandising Sam Hammam. They always seem to mistake the box for a swimming pool, don't they? However, the Football Association only needed to prove that abuse was likely to have occurred, giving John Terry a 4-match ban. Since his move to the Premier League, he has been accused of diving after winning a number of penalties for Liverpool. Adopting the same mean machine approach he’d used at Highbury, Graham ensured Leeds kept a staggering 20 clean sheets in the league. Barton and Busquets have definitely earned the hatred directed at them. Messi, Suarez & Ronaldo: Who had the most goal+assist contributions every season? The Blades’ dressing room was a pretty crazy place in 2006/07: Paddy Kenny had his eyebrow bitten off in a brawl and Claude Davis reportedly threatened team-mate Ade Akinbiyi with a cut-throat razor after a row.