Cristiano Ronaldo and a Play-It-Ugly Superstar Starting 11

In this day and age of modern football, it is easier to point out the bad guys in the sport than it is the good guys.

These so called bad guys are made known by the press and fans alike after they are involved with incident after incident.

This starting 11 has been constructed based on and off-field antics, as well as criticism from fans and critics.

Robert Green

Green has been known to have a few howlers at the keeper position before, none more publicized than the one in the World Cup last year against the United States in group play.

Green has not had a chance to be back in the England squad afterwards due to the emergence of Joe Hart.

He may not play ugly, but he has had some ugly goals given up against him.

Marco Materazzi

Materazzi, nicknamed "The Butcher," is quite an aggressive center back and is most known for being the player headbutted by Zidedine Zidane in the 2006 FIFA World Cup Final.

Materazzi was not fully in the right, as he made some comments about Zidane's personal life to cause the lasting image from the 2006 World Cup.

The Italian international is known for some nasty fouls over the years and is not the only Italian on this list.

Martin Taylor

Taylor is most known for his dirty tackle on former Arsenal forward Eduardo da Silva in 2008.

The current Watford defender's tackle was too gruesome to be shown in replays and was even given calls for being banned for life.

Taylor was suspended for the incident, and he left Birmingham City in January 2010 to join his current club.

James Perch

In the 2010-2011 Premier League season, Perch earned the dubious honor of becoming the first Premier League player to record a yellow card in each of his first five games.

The 25-year old's attempt to impress at St. James' Park backfired, and in his sixth game, he scored an own goal and did not see much of the pitch for the rest of the season because of his recklessness in the back four.

Lee Bowyer

Bowyer currently holds the record for most yellow cards in the history of the Premier League.

He has also had some off-field trouble back in his early playing career, as he and former teammate Jonathan Woodgate had an incident at a nightclub while both were at Leeds United.

Bowyer has played in the Premier League since 1996, but he may not be able to add to his record of yellow cards since he just signed with Ipswich Town in the Championship.

Nigel De Jong

"The Terrier" as he is nicknamed, De Jong has made an impact the past few years, and earned a reputation of being a dirty player with Manchester City and the Netherlands.

De Jong's tackles have had at least three victims in the past year: Stuart Holden, Xabi Alonso and Hatem Ben Arfa.

Holden was caught by De Jong on a late challenge and ended up out for six months, Alonso was kicked in the chest by the Dutchman in the World Cup Final, and Ben Arfa suffered a serious double leg fracture in the Premier League last season, thanks to De Jong.

De Jong's reckless style of play caused him to not be selected to the Dutch National Team for a period of time.

Gennaro Gattuso

Gattuso has had his fair share of problems throughout his career at AC Milan.

The Bulldog's latest incident occurred during this season's Champions League where he headbutted Tottenham assistant coach Joe Jordan during the post-match handshakes.

The Italian international has also had other incidents, including slapping Zlatan Ibrahimovic when the Swede was with Ajax during a Champions League game in 2003.

Cristiano Ronaldo

As talented as the Portuguese star is, he has had some controversy surround him in the past.

Ronaldo has been known for his theatrical diving throughout the years and in turn has been criticized numerous times for these issues, whether playing at club or international level.

Joey Barton

Barton has always been mentioned in conversations about dirty football players.

Whether it has to do with his off-field arrests or controversial tackles on the field, Barton has given critics a chance to criticize him in many ways.

The Newcastle forward has always been a challenge to deal with for referees because they have shown him red on numerous occasions.

Mario Balotelli

Balotelli clinched his spot in this starting 11 thanks to his shenanigans on Sunday against the L.A. Galaxy in a friendly.

Balotelli tried to flick the ball off his back heel lazily in the back of the net after offsides was called, and he was subsequently benched in the next minute.

The young Italian forward is a headcase that needs to figure himself out, and his on and off-field antics need to stop for him to become an effective player at the top level.

Robbie Savage

At one point the Welshman had the record for most yellow cards in the history of the Premier League.

During his playing career, Savage was made fun of by fans that he played this way because of his last name, Savage.

Surprisingly, Savage collected a ton of yellow cards, but only two red cards in his 19-year career.