How many players do you know of who use the fifteen minute half-time interval to change his hairstyle? Just one. Cristiano Ronaldo. In November 2011, while playing for Real Madrid, Ronaldo used his break to spruce up his do to firmly cement his reputation as the biggest prima donna in football. Ronaldo was a bit of a diva during his days at Manchester United as well. He was notorious for diving and throwing himself to the ground under a slight breeze while his poncey skills and trickery made him stand out as a target for criticism from rival fans. Oh, and he's a ladies man - impossibly good looking and ripped to shreds in the abdominal department, he is just as much a poser as he is a player. But the one incident that helps him make No.1 on our list of Manchester United prima donnas is his now-infamous 'winking controversy' of 2006. In a World Cup clash with Portugal, Wayne Rooney showed signs of his aforementioned reputation as a prima donna by stomping on Ricardo Carvalho. As Ronaldo's fellow-United teammate trudged disconsolately off the pitch, his CR7 gave a cheeky wink to the Portuguese bench. Oh no he didn't! Oh yes, he did. Who do you think are the biggest Man Utd prima donnas? Let us know in the comments thread, below.
Joseph is an accredited football journalist and has interviewed nearly all of the current 20 Barclay's Premier League managers. He is also a correspondent for Bleacher Report and has written for Caught Offside and Give Me Football.
