A study of over 2500 football fans has found that Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo is the most hated football player in the Barclays Premiership.

A recent survey asked 2,614 UK-based football fans the multiple answer question, Which players do you dislike the most in the Barclays Premiership? Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo topped the poll, taking 48% of the votes, with 69% of fans claiming that he is full of himself, according to the survey commissioned by sports TV site www.Wheresthematch.com

Senegalese Sunderland striker El-Hadji Diouf came second in the poll of most hated footballers, followed by Newcastle United midfielder and England one-cap Joey Barton, best known publicly for his stint in prison for assault.

When asked, What makes a bad player?, fans were split. Foul play was noted as the main reason with 31%, followed closely by arrogance, with 28%. Diving came in at third, with 19%. Off-field behaviour was seventh, with 7% of the votes.

There was representation in the survey of every Premiership team. The Wheresthematch.com team were interested to note that of the most hated players, Diouf was most hated by his own supporters, with nearly a third, 31%, of Sunderland fans declaring their dislike for him.

Here is the full top 10 most hated players in the Barclays Premiership 2009:

1. Cristiano Ronaldo , Manchester United 48%
2. El-Hadji Diouf , Blackburn Rovers 34%
3. Joey Barton , Newcastle United 29%
4. Ashley Cole , Chelsea 24%
5. Craig Bellamy , Manchester City 22%
6. Didier Drogba , Chelsea 19%
7. Gary Neville , Manchester United 17%
8. Rio Ferdinand , Manchester United 12%
9. Emmanuel Adebayor , Arsenal 12%
10. Kevin Davies , Bolton Wanderers 11%

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