Premier League bad boy Joey Barton was recently handed a lengthy 12-match ban by the FA for his violent antics during the denouement of last season.

Manchester City became champions of the English top flight, for the first time in 44 years, after overcoming a struggling QPR side at the Etihad Stadium following the dismissal of Rangers skipper Barton.

Wigan. 15th
Prediction (18). Dexys Diamond. Moses.
I had Wigan to go down for about the 4th year running but the fairest of fair play to Martinez, he's pulled the cat out of the bag once again and Wigan have extended their premier league stay for another season at the JD.

UEFA Europa League Final
Athletic Bilbao vs Atletico Madrid
20:45 GMT

These are exciting times for Atletico Madrid, who are on course to play in their second Europa League final in two years tonight!

By all accounts, Steven Lenhart is a laid-back and mellow person off the field. Someone who enjoys surfing and is considered quiet by most who know him.

On the field, the San Jose Earthquakes forward is something else entirely.

Lenhart has fashioned a well-earned reputation as a bad boy, a villain, the kind of player who spends as much time getting under his opponent's skin as he does actually playing the game.

I recently set out to find Diego Maradona's missing synthetic penis. The task looked daunting. Several years ago, when internet still dialed up and you browsed with Netscape Navigator, Diego donated his infamous whizzinator to a local Buenos Aires museum. This artifact's historical significance cannot be overestimated: while playing for Napoli in Italy, he had used the fake appendage to beat random drug tests.

By Alan Duffy

Manchester City 4-0 West Bromwich Albion Premier League 11th April 2012

A rather decent win for City at the Etihad here, with a chunky Carlos Tevez starting his first game in yonks and even managing to get on the scoresheet.

By Chris Wright

Stone cold playground classic from Kaka and his accomplice Marcelo...

Bad Boy Kaka says...

"You know what raw Rottweiler tastes like? I FRICKIN' DO!!! MWUHAHAHAHAAAAA!!!" *runs away*

Video: Caught Offside

By Chris Wright

Apologies as we're a little late getting to this one, but Kortrijk striker Dalibor Veselinovic's corking overhead kick goal against Gent in the Belgian top flight last Saturday is definitely worthy of a repeat viewing.

Watching Veselinovic's goal in real time is the best way to appreciate its spectacular glory (though slow motion works just fine too), I mean, would you just look at the angles and trajectories involved?

25-year-old Ben Arfa has been interviewed in the Sunday Mirror today, and he says he thinks he has improved as a person and gained some maturity while on Tyneside. Hatem Ben Arfa dropped that bad boy image Ben Arfa has had a difficult season with not too many starts in the Newcastle first team, but we've been impressed with the lad's commitment and [.

By Alan Duffy

Poor old Joey Barton. As well as having to contend with QPR's freefall into the drop-zone, football's Nathan Barley has just had his house invaded by squatters.

The reformed bad-boy is currently renting a place in west London while his house is being renovated.

Former Inter Milan striker Adriano has been left clubless after Corinthians terminated his contract. The South American giants revealed that they were forced to take such actions after the striker failed to show enough commitment towards returning to full fitness.

Adriano who's career has been dogged by alcoholism, depression and weight problems could most likely retire after this latest setback.

The EPL's bad boy Mario Balotelli was again doing what he knows best (creating controversy) when he was pictured leaving a strip club early Saturday morning just hours before their home game against Bolton Wanderers.

Though he did score, his actions ended up costing him a two week fine worth £250,000.

Speaking in a post match interview, Mackems manager, Martin O'Verrated O'Neill, cast light on the unusual sending off of Sunderland's bad boy hatchet man, Lee Cattermole, who was given a straight red card by Wirral whistler, Mike Dean, a full two minutes after the final whistle had sounded. It brought his total number of bookings [.

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This is Missé Beqiri and these are her extremely not safe for work "girls". We're particularly impressed by her ability to smoke a cigarette with one hand and no bra.

If those perky things didnt get your attention maybe this will: she's a Swedish model who is said to be dating Manchester United's Danish backdoor bad boy keeper, Anders Lindegaard.

QPR skipper Joey Barton has expressed his disappointment at an unlikely cameo appearance in Paris Hilton's Twitter photo. The pair shared a FHM cover, which "Model, Actress, Singer, Brand, Business Woman, Fashion Designer, Author, Philanthropist" Hilton has chosen as her profile picture. But bad boy Barton is not impressed.

I wish I could furnish you today with news of multiple transfers, but alas I live in the real world. There is very little out there to report.
Looking through this list on Football 365, you realise that we're not alone. There is very little movement happening anywhere in the prem, even at Man City.

Ravel Morrison's bad boy reputation is such that Sir Alex Ferguson is currently considering offloading one of the hottest talents to come through the Manchester United academy. Perhaps in a last-ditch attempt to prove he is growing-up, Morrison has shown that he does not like to see condiments being wasted and is determined to finish [.

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If you give Photoshop-enabled laptops to the Mayhem & Fruit Beverage Suite bishes, this is what you can expect to happen. We've learned this now and are trying to retrieve the computers, although judging by the state of the intern who returned empty handed from the Suite a few moments ago, our journey will be a long, hard one.

Tut, tut Out-of-control egomaniac Lionel Messi once again found himself on the wrong side of the law during last night's AC Milan v Barcelona match following this heinous penalty run-up. The Argentine star was booked for pausing during his run-up. The protestations from AC Milan's players ultimately proved to be fruitless as Messi duly dispatched [.

Oh Mario, you are a character aren't you? Whether it's throwing darts at youth team players or speeding in your Maserati, picking up countless tickets and fines along the way, it's setting off fireworks in your own house, sneaking into a women's prison due to ‘curiosity' or even proving to be the good samaritan, aiding a bullied child who was at a Manchester City training session when he should have been at school.

Oh Mario, you are a character aren't you? Whether it's throwing darts at youth team players or speeding in your Maserati, picking up countless tickets and fines along the way, it's setting off fireworks in your own house, sneaking into a women's prison due to ‘curiosity' or even proving to be the good samaritan, aiding a bullied child who was at a Manchester City training session when he should have been at school.

As Manchester City look to prepare a January transfer deal for Carlos Tevez, Coach Roberto Mancini has deflected attention of the club's current striker crisis by lavishing praise on Italian striker Mario Balotelli.

City are currently facing a serious striker crisis after injuries to Aguero and Balotelli coupled with Tevez's suspension have ruled out all the 3 ahead of this weekend's home match against Aston Villa.

By Alan Duffy

The (usually) mild-mannered Arsenal youngster seems to have turned into something of a bad boy since returning to his old club Sao Paulo this season.

As well as getting into hot water with the club's passionate fans after calling them "very.

Robbie Savage the man who once branded OTP a "rubbish blog" made his first competitive appearance on celebrity dancing, sequin and fake tan extravaganza on this weekend. Wearing a rather fetching 'Bad Boy 8′ hooded top, the ex-Derby man pranced around doing the Cha Cha Cha with dance partner Ola Jordan.

By Alan Duffy

Having apparently missed out on another footballing bad boy in the shape of El Hadji Diouf, Doncaster Rovers boss Dean Saunders has now snapped up former Spurs defender Pascal Chimbonda.

The 32-year-old Frenchman, a free agent since leaving QPR in April, was part of Les Bleus' squad at the 2006 World Cup Finals and has also had spells at Wigan, Sunderland and Blackburn.

While we usually prefer 'ballers in the buff (or as close to that as possible), brooding editorials like these also bring joy to our bad boy-loving selves.

In a new interview with FHM España, Pique describes his personal style as "modern and elegant," and says he typically opts for jeans and t-shirts during the day, but switches to a button down (and sometimes a tie) in the evenings.

From one recalcitrant to another, we have Mancini's first test: curing a suicidal Manchester City malaise (by Darshan Joshi)

At least Roberto Mancini's selection headaches are thinning. The petulance of Edin Džeko will see the Bosnian left out of City's weekend clash with Blackburn, while Carlos Tévez's latest insipid tirade has seen Mancini finally pull the plug on last season's top goalscorer.

Sometimes I get these weird feelings, like something meaningful is about to happen.

It may be intuition. It may be linked to something that someone told me in confidence. Or, in all honestly, these "feelings" may just be the product of too much spicy food. You never know.

Either way, I'm getting a "feeling" these days related to MLS .

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Rate or slate Mr Thygesen, Kickettes, using the following key points as consideration:

The Good: His shaved head, strong square jawline and chiseled abdominals. He fills our Danish quotient now that Nicklas Bendtner has slowed his role.

By Alan Duffy

Not content with sporting an uber-trendy haircut atop his bonce and quoting Nietzsche, Joey Barton's transformation into a footballing Nathan Barley has taken another very cred turn, with the bad-boy picking up a Banksy at a charity auction in Kensal Green.

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has no concerns about Craig Bellamy's bad-boy reputation.
The Wales international could make his debut in his second spell with the Anfield club against Stoke on Saturday after returning on deadline day of the summer transfer window.
Bellamy's previous time at Liverpool lasted just one season in 2006/07, when ex-boss Rafa Benitez decided a lack of discipline did not fit into his tactics.

Bellamy image not an issue

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has no concerns about Craig Bellamy's bad-boy reputation.

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So Jozy was definitely, definitely not match fit. Are we to be embarrassed? We'll sure hear plenty of Klinsmann's project speak in the coming days and weeks. Rightfully so, apparently. Still laying the sod on this bad boy. I'm certainly not hyperventilating (you really think Robbie Rogers, the guy who looks like Peggy from Mad Men, is first choice for 2014?

Man City outcast Craig Bellamy is close to signing for Liverpool on a free tranfer.
The talented Welshman is currently undergoing a medical at the club, which should be a formality.
It was clear from last week that a Liverpool move for bad-boy Bellamy would happen. The player himself had said that a return to Liverpool would be "a dream come true.

Hillsborough petition hits 50,000 signatures after Barton Tweets

Newcastle bad boy begs celebs to join campaign

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Outside of doing lines off a hooker's tender parts presumably is Adrian Mutu really a bad boy, or just an idiot? Both are probably on the scale, but the weight seems to shift towards the latter. His latest "drug ban" was for weight-loss supplements, after all.

It's not like he rock-star smashed up his hotel or anything, but rather consumed some adult beverages a couple of nights before a game.

Who wants to live forever, the questioned once proffered by moustachioed, hip-thruster, Frederick Mercury. That's a good one, Fred, but the way this summer's panned out, I rather think I know what that might feel like. So it's a no thank you from me.

Now here's one for you folks. Perhaps not as existentially challenging, but important nonetheless.

Given that Liverpool have a fair few options when it comes to stand-ins for Steven Gerrard a move to sign Joey Barton for that reason seems far fetched, however in the long run perhaps Kenny Dalglish feels a move to sign the 28 year old for free is too good a chance to turn down.
The local born England hopeful may be keen on a move to Anfield and apparently the former Man City man is being pursued by a number of club's following his release from Newcastle United following his recent Twitter outbursts against the Magpies board and in particular owner Mike Ashley.

Why are so many clubs queuing up to sign bad boy Barton?

He is a football riddle, wrapped in a business mystery, inside a ­personality enigma. The biggest puzzle about Joey Barton, though, is why a player who has so often been a sporting pariah and apparently shouldn't be touched with a barge pole, is wanted by so many Premier League clubs?

Bad Boy Mario Balotelli hat wieder zugeschlagen. In einem Freundschaftsspiel zwischen L.A. Galaxy und Manchester City, ist Balotelli frei vor dem Tor und "vergurkt" den Ball auf besondere Art und Weise. Die Strafe von Trainer Roberto Mancini folgte prompt und Mario wurde ausgewechselt. Später versuchte Balotelli sich noch rauszureden und meinte er hätte einen Abseitspfiff gehört.