#4 Joey Barton
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It comes as no surprise to see Joey Barton on this list. The Englishman’s list of offences is the envy of any hardened criminal. Barton’s rap sheet includes putting a cigarette out in a youth team member’s eye, as well as assaulting a teammate. His most recent run-in was with the Scottish FA regarding the placing of over 1260 bets over the past 10 years.
One of the most outspoken players of the modern era, his Twitter rants are sure to be a thing of folklore, however, as a player, he definitely deserves a place in almost any team, considering he’s had a career spanning clubs such as Marseille, Manchester City, Newcastle United and quite a few more.
However, the midfielder often finds himself in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. While the final day of the 2011/12 season will live on in the memory of all City fans forever, one of the more infamous incidents on that day was Barton getting sent off and unceremoniously trying to pick a fight with every City player on his way out.
All these and his general on-field demeanour have seen him rack up 84 cards in his Premier League career – with six being red cards and the other 78 being yellows.
