Saturday, 29 February 2020

Sergio Ramos The player who collected the most red cards

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DBasia.news –  Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos is the player who has collected the most red cards in the Champions League. Ramos got a red card in the Champions League first leg match which brought Real Madrid against Manchester City on Thursday (2/27) early morning hrs.

In the match Real Madrid vs Manchester City, Sergio Ramos was sent off in the 86th minute after pulling Gabriel Jesus who was about to enter the penalty box. Considering Jesus had a great chance to score, referee Daniele Orsato did not hesitate to pull a red card straight from his pocket.

It was the fourth red card Ramos received during his work on the Champions League stage. He equals Edgar Davids and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. However, compared to the two players, he was the one who received the most direct red cards, which is three times. Ibrahimovic only experienced it twice, while Davids was never even red-carded directly by the referee.

It becomes a historical record in itself. The Spanish national team defender was the first player to receive three straight red cards in the Champions League. A total of eight players, including Ibrahimovic, only received two straight red cards.

Four red cards, three of which are direct red cards, confirmed Sergio Ramos as the dirtiest player in Champions League history. The reason, he is also the most yellow card collector.

Throughout his work on the biggest club in Europe, Sergio Ramos has received 38 yellow cards. The collection is more than Manchester United legend Paul Scholes, who got 32 yellow cards.

The interesting thing, Sergio Ramos is not only listed as the dirtiest player in the Champions League. At the LaLiga event too. He packed 154 yellow cards and 20 red cards. Then, he is also the player with the largest collection of yellow cards and red cards at Real Madrid and the Spanish national team.

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