5 world class players who are loathed by rival fans
Class is something that is loved by everyone. Even if one is the adversary of another, a classy demeanor helps build an image that is admired by even rivals. In football, there are some players that are loved by even rival fans for their elegant personality.
The likes of Andres Iniesta, Raul Gonzalez, Ledley King and Iker Casillas are adored by fans of arch-rival clubs because of their soft-spoken nature. However, there are some others that are loathed.
You can’t clap with just one hand, so when a player becomes the subject of dislike, it has to mean that an event in the past is what tampered the name of the player.
And here are 5 players who are disliked by rival fans…
Xavi Hernandez
The main inspiration behind this article was Xavi Hernandez. When he isn’t busy making sure that the size of the grass on the pitch is evenly mowed, he almost always makes derogatory remarks on the Real Madrid.
As a player at the peak of powers, he was the greatest midfielder in the world. He could dictate the tempo of the game like no other and it was because of him, mainly, that Pep Guardiola’s tiki-taka dream became a reality.
However, as a person, his outspoken nature puts a frown on the faces of his rivals. In his most recent rambling, he claimed that Madrid played like a small team against Barcelona in their recent Clasico face-off.
This comment has enraged some parts of the Galacticos’ fanbase as they can’t fathom why he is talking about Real Madrid even after leaving Barcelona. It seems like you can take a Catalan out of Catalonia, but you certainly can’t take the Catalonia from a Catalan.