Cristiano Ronaldo might be idolized by thousands of Manchester United fans, but he is the most hated player in the Premier League.
The 23-year-old Portuguese winger, and World Player of the Year, topped a poll of over 2,500 football fans taking a massive 48 percent of the votes.
Fans - picked the most hated player - said they disliked him and other footballers because of their foul play, arrogance and constant diving.
69 percent of fans also commented that Ronaldo is 'full of himself' which is a bit strange ... have the other 31 percent never seen him?
Senegalese Sunderland striker El-Hadji Diouf came second in the poll, followed by Newcastle United midfielder Joey Barton, best known publicly for his stint in prison for assault.
Wes Lewis of Wheresthematch.com which commissioned the study isn't surprised about Ronaldo’s placement in the poll,
"Ronaldo is undoubtedly talented, but the old phrase ‘nobody likes a show-off’ is particularly apt in this case.
"For him to place higher than Diouf, whose spitting during matches has gained him notoriety within football circles, he must be doing something wrong.
"The good news for Ronaldo is that he is young enough to rectify this. His main problem as the survey says is his ego, which even though warranted to some degree needs to be toned down."
Top 10 hated players in the Barclays Premiership:
1. Cristiano Ronaldo
2. El-Hadji Diouf
3. Joey Barton
4. Ashley Cole
5. Craig Bellamy
6. Didier Drogba
7. Gary Neville
8. Rio Ferdinand
9. Emmanuel Adebayor
10. Kevin Davis
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