#5 Andrea Masiello
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Currently plying his trade for Atalanta, the defender has been a major cog in the side that is flying high at fifth spot in Serie A. While he has had a less than exemplary career in terms of top honours or anything that would set him apart as a top-notch footballer, the events prior to his transfer to Atalanta in 2011 saw him become one of the most notorious names in the game.
On the final day of the 2011 season, he scored an own-goal for his then club, Bari, in the derby against Lecce, adding salt into the wounds of their already confirmed relegation, by handing their fierce rivals a victory and cementing their place in the top-flight instead.
Following an investigation in 2012, it was determined that he had scored the own goal on purpose. He even admitted to the investigators that he had been offered €50,000 to score the own goal, with some reports suggesting it might even have been as high as €300,000.
Masiello was subsequently handed a 26-month ban and a 22 month suspended jail sentence.
