Top 5 contreversial players!!!

1. Socrates- The Brazilian maestro had no respect for authority and he lived life in the first lane, chain smoker and alchoholic even though he was a medical doctor. He was forever caught in the wrong side of the law and never kept his political opinions to himself.

2.Edmundo- Nicknamed the animal he was a nightmare to most coaches, he once went the whole season without speaking to his strike partner but they went to score 38 goals between themselves!!! He holds the record of most red cards 32.

3. Vinny Jones -During his playing days, Jones was renowned for his "hard man" image, an aspect of his play that was frequently the target of criticism. He was sent off 12 times in his career, as well as holding the record for the quickest ever booking in a football match, being booked after just three seconds for a foul on the opposition player Dane Whitehouse in a Premier League tie between Chelsea and Sheffield United in 1992.^[6] In his autobiography, he recalls fondly: "I must have been too high, too wild, too strong or too early, because, after three seconds, I could hardly have been too bloody late!".

In one notorious incident in 1987, Jones was photographed grabbing Paul Gascoigne by his testicles in order to faze him.^[7]^[8]^[9] In November 1986, in a match between Tottenham and Wimbledon, he was responsible for a dangerous challenge on defender Gary Stevens, an injury that Stevens never fully recovered from and eventually caused him to retire in 1992.^[10

^{4.Nicholas Anelka- The problem child of French football he was constantly a manace in the dressing room that is why he hardly spend more than three season in one team, his hot headed arrogant brother also didnt help his case!!!}

5.Mario Balloteli- "Why always me?" What more can i say???

Unlucky not to make the top 5, Steven Gerrard, Paul Gasgoigne, Luis Suarez, Dela Pena, CR7, Joey Burton, Benni Mcarthy, Ian Wright, Eric Cantona, Maradonna, Jabu Mahlangu!!

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Permalink Reply by Kali: Impresario Magnanimo on February 9, 2012 at 11:39

Hehehe, the army team in my country (LDF) had this tall guy who almost always mowed opponents down, then the referee would call him over, and the rule is to stop and get carded. Well, he wouldn't stop, would walk right up to the referee till the latter turned on his heel and ran. At the time it wasn't funny, but damn it's a lod of laughs now.

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Permalink Reply by Jeffrey Pitso Makena on February 10, 2012 at 7:49

Petrus Ferdinandus Johannes "Pierre" van Hooijdonk - what a talent? His off the field antics cost him career. He once said, at a press confrence, that he's the only star at N. Forrest and his teamates are not good enough to play alongside him. Can't imagine what his mates thought of him after that.