Arguably the 15 ‘misunderstood’ footballers of their time

After the Olympics, everyone is now taking the assumption that footballers are overpaid, underachieving, arrogant idiots. Which, of course, most of them are. However, a number of unpleasant incidents last season, coupled with the professionalism and sporting behaviour on show at London’s showpiece event has brought the behaviour of footballers into the limelight once again.
Although not all the players act like petulant show ponies, others are simply nasty pieces of work. Joey Barton’s ‘naughty CV’ is far longer than his actual achievements in football and he’s just one of a number of players ...