All footballers want to win and sometimes the desire to gain an advantage can lead to rules being broken.

There will always be players willing to employ the dark arts to secure a marginal gain or to seal victory for their teams.

This can also apply off the pitch, with numerous players caught breaking the rules in training or even outside of football. Sometimes, it is part of their genius or what makes them great.

Here, a look at some high-profile examples of footballers who famously broke rules in different ways during their careers...