Sergio Busquets, Barcelona(01 of10)
Open Image ModalHe dives, he cheats, he feigns injury, he slyly insults and fouls and yet Sergio Busquets almost always gets away with it. Remarkably, he has only been sent off once in his career. (credit:Getty Images)
Pepe, Real Madrid(02 of10)
Open Image ModalHe dives, he cheats, he feigns injury, he fouls and he doesn't always get away with it. Pepe is a yellow card magnet (he has 11 already this season) yet has only been sent off six times at Real Madrid, which is a remarkably low figure. (credit:Getty Images)
Felipe Melo, Galatasaray(03 of10)
Open Image ModalFew outside of Turkey watch Turkish football regularly, and yet it is so easy to dislike Melo, who genuinely thinks he is a hard man yet can be felled by a gust of wind. Dirty, mouthy and crafty. (credit:Getty Images)
Dani Alves, Barcelona(04 of10)
Open Image ModalSince Alves finds defending difficult, he often uses the art of feigning injury as a defence mechanism from sieving goals. Add to that his egregious dances when he doesn't score and there is little to like, other than his attacking play. (credit:Getty Images)
Craig Bellamy, Cardiff(05 of10)
Open Image ModalNow he can barely run, Bellamy's pantomime clout has subsided, but he is still active and just take a moment to remember him at his peak. Example: "You're fucking finished," he told Rio Ferdinand in 2010. Ferdinand has since won two more Premier League titles. (credit:Getty Images)
Ashley Cole, Chelsea(06 of10)
Open Image Modal"When I heard Jonathan (Barnett) repeat the figure of £55k, I nearly swerved off the road. 'He is taking the piss, Jonathan!' I yelled down the phone. I was so incensed. I was trembling with anger. I couldn’t believe what I’d heard." Ashley Cole was "trembling with anger" that he would earn £2.64 million a year. (credit:Getty Images)
John Terry, Chelsea(07 of10)
Open Image ModalOne of the best centre-backs of his generation, the respect outside of Stamford Bridge for Terry is begrudging. It's the heart-on-sleeve nonsense, the obsession with the armband, the hounding of referees and determination to officiate himself. And then there's the alleged adultery with a former teammate's ex and the Anton Ferdinand incident. (credit:Getty Images)
Luis Suárez, Liverpool(08 of10)
Open Image ModalArguably a level above pantomime, Suárez has bitten two players, racially abused an opponent and never apologised, blaming everyone but himself in the aftermath, cheated, dived and fouled incessantly and generally wound up everyone but blinkered Liverpool fans. The upside is his behaviour appears to have improved and he is one of the best footballers in the world to watch. (credit:Getty Images)
Vincent Tan, Cardiff owner(09 of10)
Open Image ModalThere's the villainous moustache, the creepy Patrick Bateman leather-gloves-with-pin-striped-suit style, the high waistband and the replica over a suit shirt. Aside from his appearance, Tan has bludgeoned Cardiff's heritage and made their first season in the Premier League memorable for all the wrong reasons. (credit:Getty Images)
Ashley Young, Manchester United(10 of10)
Open Image ModalAnother Ashley, Young is disliked by a large portion of United fans because of his diving. Dropped by Sir Alex Ferguson for conning the referee in a win against Aston Villa two years ago, he defied the Scot and dived twice again this season versus Crystal Palace and Real Sociedad. (credit:Getty Images)