10 of the Biggest Crybabies in World Football Right Now

Disgraceful refereeing decisions and idiotic governing bodies...unfathomable managerial decisions and disloyal players—there are plenty of good reasons for anyone involved in football to have a moan.

There is naturally a need for perspective in what is really (when it comes down to it) only a game, but nonetheless the emotional, physical and financial investment made in football at almost any level means it is only natural that expressions of joy will be counterbalanced with those of frustration and anger.

With that said, there are those in football who more than most like to exacerbate this outlet to levels where they go beyond letting off steam and are just whining. Quite often unjustly, too.

So who are the biggest crybabies in football? Unsurprisingly, there is a big emphasis on some of the biggest names in the sport, and while that may be a tad unfair considering they have microphones shoved under their noses more than most, nobody is forcing them to spout some of the nonsense they do!

Such a subject will often be based on particular biases and grievances, so besides those listed who do you think are the biggest crybabies in world football right now? Who are the players, coaches, owners and administrators that need to be shamed for their whining and crying?

Kenny Dalglish

Kenny Dalglish was away from the game for quite a while so perhaps the Scotsman has just been making up for lost time, but barely a week has gone by this season when he hasn't been complaining about something.

The Liverpool manager has spoken out against fixture congestion and refereeing decisions going against his team, coming across like it is only his team being affected.

Well Kenny, Liverpool aren't the only ones who have to live with such problems, and your team has got off a lot better than most. Especially when it comes to decisions going against your team.

Luis Suarez

Luis Suarez is undoubtedly a footballer of some talent; he is also undoubtedly the biggest crybaby currently playing in the English Premier League.

It is possible you can find something to admire in his frustration at a pass or a shot not coming off how he hoped; supporters are always pleased to see players on their team care.

What is less admirable is watching the Uruguayan moan and angrily gesticulate when a decision doesn't go his way. It is particularly distasteful to watch as more often than not it is he who should be punished for attempting to con officials with his diving and exaggeration from the slightest of contact.

It wouldn't be a surprise to see him rolling around on the floor clutching his leg if a strong gust of wind blew past him.

The Real Madrid and Barcelona Players

El Clásico, the meeting of Real Madrid and Barcelona—two of the finest teams in world football.

Such is the calibre of talent in both teams, as well as the level of quality possessed by the managers on the sidelines, this game in a perfect world would be of celebration of football at its best.

Of course, this is not quite the case. These games are capable of producing wonderful moments and memorable performances, but just as frequently they bring out the worst in those playing them.

Petty squabbling over nothing decisions, hysterics whenever anyone feels any contact and even the potential of a good old fashioned brawl is negated by the fact that most of the players are prissy little drama queens.

Arsene Wenger

If there is one person, or in this case object, that deserves sympathy in football, it is the poor bottle that will often find itself situated nearby Arsene Wenger on the bench.

Though not a weekly sight, on more than one occasion the Arsenal manager would vent his frustration at something on the pitch by grabbing hold of the bottle and smashing it against the ground. Considering the difficult couple of years the Gunners have gone through, the bottle never stood a chance.

There are few more entertaining sights on the sidelines than Wenger. Throwing his arms up in disgust at a decision going against his team, a scowl on his face that is often directed the way of a hapless fourth official tasked with explaining the thinking of his peer on the field.

Post-match interviews are a time when a manager might choose to analyse his team's failings from a poor display. Now it is commendable that Wenger rarely throws any of his players under the bus, but the frequency of his blaming someone else for an Arsenal loss or dropped points has kind of lessened the impact of this defence.

Diego Maradona

Diego Maradona likes to pick a fight. The man with the Che Guevara tattoo has refreshingly been one of the few big names in the sport to come out against so many in positions of power.

In 2008 Maradona publicly supported Bolivia in their fight against a FIFA ban on high-altitude matches while earlier in 2011 he labelled football's world governing body as "dinosaurs."

However, Maradona's career has also been something of a travelling soap opera. From his playing days up to his more recent managerial experiences, it has rarely taken long for him to take issue with something his employers or workmates have said or done.

That spell in charge of his native Argentina was a ticking time bomb from the beginning, its eventual explosion ending a charged couple of years in which Maradona was frequently at loggerheads with someone.

Wayne Rooney

Just when you think Wayne Rooney might have grown up and finally found a way to control himself when the red mist threatens to envelop him, he goes and swings a kick against Montenegro's Miodrag Dzudovic.

The incident in England's recent European Championships qualifier came as Rooney lost the ball to Dzudovic. In the past you could generally sense when Rooney was in a bad mood, but this one comparatively came out of nowhere in the game.

When Rooney is in a bad mood, he has the ability to throw a temper tantrum like few other players can. He is a naturally aggressive and intense player, but it is easy to see when this has gone up a notch just by the way he hunts down a target like a predator does its prey.

These incidents have become fewer as he has matured, but the Montenegro sending-off was a reminder of something that will forever be lurking inside of him.

Aurelio De Laurentiis

Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has done a tremendous job in helping restore the southern Italy club to the top ranks of Serie A once more. Sadly for De Laurentiis, this might mean he won't be able to play the victimised little-guy card much longer.

One of the most outspoken owners/presidents/chairmen in football, the film producer has a knack for making dramas out of whatever he wants.

De Laurentiis stormed away from the televised announcement of this season's Serie A schedule when Napoli were given a difficult beginning to their campaign. He bizarrely hitched a ride on the back of a scooter passing by in a very memorable exit.

Champions League group rivals Manchester City were also on the receiving end of De Laurentiis' ire, with him claiming with a hint of unsaid jealousy that his Napoli side had invested their considerably less money far more wisely. British newspaper The Sun even reported he had suggested City would try and buy their way into the second round of the competition.

Andre Villas-Boas

The football media/press can undoubtedly be overly critical on occasion, choosing to focus on a negativity that will grab headlines rather than a measured and intelligent analysis of a situation.

To be fair to many journalists, their recent criticism of Andre Villas-Boas and his Chelsea side during a difficult spell for the Blues was often more in line with the latter, pointing out what many Chelsea fans themselves had identified as being issues.

After Chelsea's important Champions League victory over Valencia that ensured their progression to the next stage, Villas-Boas came out afterwards and launched an attack on his critics. He failed to mention that some of the changes he made for the game had been what those critics had suggested he think about.

Villas-Boas was not done: A few days later he turned his attentions specifically to former Manchester United defender and now television pundit Gary Neville.

The Portuguese manager must be doing something right now though, as his Chelsea side have hit their stride once more in the midst of all this.

Arjen Robben

There are a lot of divers in football, and a lot of players who like to exaggerate contact on them with pained, theatrical expressions as they clutch their leg or hold their head like they'd been shot there rather than merely touched.

Bayern Munich and Holland's Arjen Robben is without doubt one of the biggest culprits here.

Perhaps his bad luck with injuries could be put down to karma, correcting those ones he fakes by hitting him with real ones? No, if that was the case the likes of Luis Suarez, Dani Alves and Cristiano Ronaldo would be permanently in a hospital bed!

Sir Alex Ferguson

Just mentioning Sir Alex Ferguson in this list has probably earned me a lifetime ban from any Manchester United facilities or press conferences, should I ever get to such a position.

But the fact is that when things go against his team, few can pout and moan like Fergie.

There have been occasions when some refereeing decisions that have gone against his team could be classed as wrong. But when you consider the huge number of decisions that consistently (and quite often incredibly) go United's way, he doesn't have much right to complain about the few that don't.

Nobody likes a referee, but Ferguson has a way of making them feel like they've attacked his family when they get one wrong. The ferocity of his criticism has been such that sometimes it has bordered on bullying. You do wonder, then, how he has the temerity to be peeved by the Football Association taking him to task with disciplinary actions.