Sergio Ramos and his 19 Real Madrid red cards: a retrospective Sergio Ramos has won multiple honours but his ill-discipline has seen him sent off more times than any player in Madrids history Sergio Ramos may have won three La Liga titles, the World Cup and two European Championships but he is in danger of becoming more renowned for his ill-discipline than his football. On Sunday night in the 4-3 clásico defeat by Barcelona at the Benabéu the 27-year-old was sent-off for the 19th time in his Real Madrid career. Here is a comprehensive guide to Ramoss red cards … 1) Espanyol 1-0 Real Madrid, La Liga, 18 September 2005 Two yellow cards in the 61st and 87th minutes was an appropriate beginning to Ramoss red card journey when he was sent off at the Olympic Stadium in Barcelona. It began a habit of obtaining double yellows rather than straight reds and his consequent suspension paved the way for a notable debut: step forward Jonathan Woodgate. 2) Real Madrid 2-1 Olympiakos, Champions League, 29 September 2005 Just 10 days later, Ramos received the second red of his Madrid career when he was dismissed for a clash with the Olympiakos substitute Giannakis Okkas, reacting angrily to a late challenge by the Cypriot in the 91st minute. The sending-off came only minutes after a young Roberto Soldado had spared Madrids blushes with a late winner. 3) Real Sociedad 2-2 Real Madrid, La Liga, 27 November 2005 Madrid needed two goals within the last five minutes to salvage a draw at the Anoeta after Ramos had earlier been sent off in a game where both sides were reduced to 10 men. 4) Real Madrid 3-3 Villarreal, La Liga, 7 May 2006 Zinedine Zidanes final game was marred by a straight red card for Ramos after a handball in his own box. Diego Forlán duly converted the penally before Julio Baptista scored a late equaliser for Madrid. 5) Real Madrid 1-1 Atlético Madrid, La Liga, 1 October 2006 Ramos was sent off for the first time in a Madrid derby as two customary fouls earned him his two customary bookings. It seemed the experience of his fellow defenders Roberto Carlos and Fabio Cannavaro was having little impact on the young Spaniard. 6) Sevilla 2-0 Real Madrid, La Liga, 3 November 2007 Two silly tackles resulted in two yellow cards for Ramos five minutes either side of half-time. The loss relegated Madrid to third in the table, with Sevilla overtaking them. 7) Recreativo 2-3 Real Madrid, La Liga, 1 March 2008 In a hugely ill-tempered match that saw three red cards, Ramos was sent off in the 55th-minute after an elbow on the former Liverpool striker Florent Sinama-Pongolle. He had been booked following a rash double-footed challenge just five minutes earlier. 8) Mallorca 1-1 Real Madrid, La Liga, 5 April 2008 The Spaniard earned his second red card in little over two months as he was booked twice once again before receiving his marching orders. A 46th-minute handball was followed 20 minutes later by a deliberate trip. Despite dropping two points, Madrid remained top and would go on to win La Liga that season. 9) Real Madrid 4-3 Málaga, La Liga, 9 November 2008 Ramos received a straight red for a blatant step on the chest of Eliseu while the Portuguese defender was on the ground. 10) Atlético Madrid 2-3 Real Madrid, La Liga, 7 November 2009 The Spaniard was sent off for the second time in the Madrid derby, this time earning an instant dismissal following a last-man challenge on Sergio Agüero. 11) Ajax 0-4 Real Madrid, Champions League, 23 November 2010 After receiving a booking for throwing the ball away in the first half, he was shown a second yellow for the same time-wasting tactics in second-half injury-time. With the group won, sceptics believed Ramos dismissal to have been deliberately earned, in order that he could serve a suspension in the dead-rubber final group game. 12) Barcelona 5-0 Real Madrid, La Liga, 29 November 2010 A scything tackle on David Villa was met with a yellow card 20 minutes from time before Ramos then hacked down Lionel Messi in injury time. Additional handbags with Carles Puyol and Xavi ensured his first red card in el clásico. 13) Barcelona 2-2 Real Madrid, Copa del Rey, 25 January 2012 An initial yellow card for protesting a free-kick was followed by another for an elbow on his international team-mate Sergio Busquets. Ramos had earlier had a headed goal disallowed for a foul in the build-up on the night Madrid crashed out of the Copa at the semi-final stage. 14) Villarreal 1-1 Real Madrid, La Liga, 21 March 2012 On Ramoss 300th appearance for Madrid, he set a new record for the club as his two yellow cards meant he had been sent off in La Liga more times than any other Madrid player in history. He received his marching orders following an elbow on Nilmar, on a night the manager José Mourinho and Mesut Özil also saw red for Madrid. 15) Real Madrid 4-0 Celta Vigo, Copa del Rey, 2 January 2013 After gaining an unneeded booking during a mild altercation with the Celta players, Ramos secured a very deserved second yellow for a challenge which possibly warranted a straight red. As they grappled for the ball, Ramos kicked out as Augusto Fernández, catching him in the chest. 16) Real Madrid 2-0 Rayo Vallecano, La Liga, 17 February 2013 Ramos received two yellow cards, was sent off and scored inside the opening 20 minutes. After doubling Madrids lead in the 12th minute, he was booked twice in a 42-second period five minutes later. First he tugged the shirt of Robert Trashorras before committing a deliberate handball. 17) Real Madrid 4-1 Galatasaray, Champions League, 27 November 2013 The Spaniard earned a 26th-minute straight red as the last line of defence following a foul on Umut Bulut. His dismissal meant Ramos has now averaged a red card every 20 games for Madrid. 18) Osasuna 2-2 Real Madrid, La Liga, 14 December 2013 The first of Ramos two yellows, shown for a dissent after he was harshly adjudged to have fouled Álvaro Cejudo, could be considered unlucky. He could arguably have been shown a straight red card though for his second offence: a forearm swing at the face of his marker. Madrid were 2-0 down at the time of his dismissal but managed to equalise thanks to a late goal from Pepe. 19) Real Madrid 3-4, La Liga, 23 March 2014 There was not a great deal of contact between Ramos and Neymar after the Barcelona forward cut across the Madrid defender in the 64th minute but the slight clip of the heels had catastrophic results. Neymar tumbled to the floor in the penalty box, Ramos was sent off despite his typically furious remonstrations and Lionel Messi stepped up to draw Barcelona level. Twenty minutes later the Argentinian repeated the trick from the spot to complete his hat-trick and blow the La Liga title race wide open. theguardian/football/2014/mar/23/sergio-ramos-19-real-madrid-red-cards
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