Paris: Sulley Muntari and Kevin-Prince Boateng's expulsion from the World Cup is not unique. Here AFP looks at five other players who either fell foul of authority just prior to the finals or at the tournament itself resulting in disgrace:


Ghana's Kevin Prince Boateng (left) with Sulley Muntari 

1978
Willie Johnston doping farce
Manager Ally McLeod went against the Scottish Football Association (SFA)'s counsel and selected Johnston, who once took a sip of spectator's beer before taking a corner, for the 1978 World Cup. His campaign did not last long as following the opening 3-1 defeat by Peru he stepped in to undergo the dope test as Archie Gemmill couldn't provide a sample. He tested positive for a banned stimulant which was in a medicine for hayfever he had bought in a chemist. However, the SFA, who he described as 'amateurs', were almost gleeful in sending the 32-year-old home early and he all but became a scapegoat for Scotland's disastrous first round exit. He never played for Scotland again.