Mar 17, 2025, 07:00 AM ET
Sergio Ramos has the best-ever LaLiga document for crimson playing cards (20) whilst enjoying for Actual Madrid and collected his ultimate one for the membership (No. 26) throughout all competitions towards Manchester Town within the Champions League in February 2020.
Since then, the 38-year-old has merely refused to mellow with age and has picked up any other 4 crimson playing cards throughout his late-career stints with Paris Saint-Germain, Sevilla and now Liga MX membership Monterrey, for whom he signed as a unfastened agent in February.
Listed below are all 30 of his profession crimson playing cards, and the way he earned every one.
Editors’ observe: This newsletter has been up to date because it used to be first printed on Feb. 27, 2020
Sergio Ramos gained crimson card No. 30 (thirty) of his profession in Monterrey’s win at Pumas. Agustin Cuevas/Getty Pictures
1. Espanyol 1-0 Actual Madrid, L. a. Liga, Sept.18, 2005
Ramos’ first profession sending off got here only a month into his first season with Madrid, with two second-half yellows playing cards seeing him go away the pitch early as Madrid misplaced at Espanyol.
2. Actual Madrid 2-1 Olympiakos, Champions League, Sept. 29, 2005
A primary instantly crimson arrived 11 days later as Ramos reacted to a problem from Olympiakos exchange Giannakis Okkas with the sport already in added time.
3. Actual Sociedad 2-2 Actual Madrid, L. a. Liga, Nov. 27, 2005
A foul tempered sport noticed each groups finish with 10 males — and Zinedine Zidane hit a overdue equaliser after Ramos used to be despatched off together with his aspect 2-0 down.
4. Actual Madrid 3-3 Villarreal, L. a. Liga, Might 7, 2006
Zidane’s ultimate sport for Madrid noticed Ramos proven a instantly crimson for the usage of a hand to dam a goal-bound shot, a choice the Bernabéu hierarchy controlled to get overturned on attraction.
5. Actual Madrid 1-1 Atlético Madrid, L. a. Liga, Oct. 1, 2006
A primary derbi sending off got here for 2 bookings, the second one for a nasty on Spain global teammate Fernando Torres.
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6. Sevilla 2-0 Actual Madrid, L. a. Liga, Nov. 3, 2007
Ramos’ dating together with his former membership took any other twist as he once more picked up two yellow playing cards with Madrid already trailing 2-0.
7. Recreativo de Huelva 2-3 Actual Madrid, L. a. Liga, March 1, 2008
A feisty sport at then-high-flying Recreativo noticed Ramos given his marching orders for an elbow on ex-Liverpool striker Florent Sinama-Pongolle — having already been booked for a two-footed take on previous — then he insulted the referee on his manner off.
8. Actual Mallorca 1-1 Actual Madrid, L. a. Liga, April 5, 2008
Any other pair of bookings in a key sport as Madrid led down the overall instantly in LaLiga: a handball for the primary, with the second one coming for a travel on his then-Spain teammate Fernando Navarro.
9. Actual Madrid 4-3 Malaga, L. a. Liga, Nov. 9, 2008
A instantly crimson for stepping at the chest of Malaga left-back Eliseu, who used to be at the flooring, with the sport at 2-2 simply ahead of half-time.
10. Atlético Madrid 2-3 Actual Madrid, L. a. Liga, Nov. 7, 2009
A moment derbi sending off, this time for a qualified foul on Sergio Agüero when he used to be the ultimate guy, with Madrid 3-0 up on the Vicente Calderón.
11. Ajax 0-4 Actual Madrid, Champions League, Nov. 23, 2010
A “artful” moment yellow for throwing the ball away overdue on with José Mourinho’s group already thru to the around of 16 and a meaningless ultimate crew sport nonetheless to return, which backfired when UEFA noticed what he used to be looking to do.
Ramos has a historical past of having despatched off towards Barcelona. Paul Gilham/Getty Pictures
12. Barcelona 5-0 Actual Madrid, L. a. Liga, Nov. 29, 2010
Together with his group already humiliated on the Camp Nou, Ramos’ scything take on on David Villa used to be adopted through going thru Lionel Messi from in the back of in added time, ahead of he tussled with Carles Puyol and Xavi Hernández on his strategy to the tunnel.
13. Barcelona 2-2 Actual Madrid, Copa del Rey, Jan. 25, 2012
A moment Clásico crimson card used to be awarded for 2 yellows — first dissent after which an elbow on global colleague Sergio Busquets, as Madrid have been eradicated from the Copa del Rey.
14. Villarreal 1-1 Actual Madrid, L. a. Liga, March 21, 2012
A chest-high take on on Nilmar, having already been booked, on an evening when Mourinho used to be despatched off for allegedly insulting the referee’s mom, and Mesut Özil and health trainer Rui Faria additionally noticed crimson.
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15. Actual Madrid 4-0 Celta Vigo, Copa del Rey, Jan. 2, 2013
With Madrid already easing thru to the following around, Ramos kicked out at Celta midfielder Augusto Fernández, and collected a five-game ban after calling the fit reputable “shameless” for having “spent the entire sport f—ing us.”
16. Actual Madrid 2-0 Rayo Vallecano, L. a. Liga, Feb. 17, 2013
Inside of simply 18 mins, Ramos had headed his group 2-0 forward and been despatched off for 2 fast yellow playing cards — the second one harshly awarded for handball.
17. Actual Madrid 4-1 Galatasaray, Champions League, Nov. 27, 2013
Scottish referee Willie Collum noticed a qualified foul on Galatasaray attacker Umut Bulut with the ranking at 0-0, once more some of the extra arguable reds of his profession.
18. Osasuna 2-2 Actual Madrid, L. a. Liga, Dec. 14, 2013
His group controlled to return from 2-0 down after Ramos used to be once more booked two times — even if Madrid were given the primary yellow overturned on attraction
19. Actual Madrid 3-4 Barcelona, L. a. Liga, March 23, 2014
Carlo Ancelotti’s Madrid misplaced their grip on that yr’s identify race in a sport of 3 consequences and 3 Messi targets — one transformed after Ramos used to be adjudged to have knocked over Neymar from in the back of in a qualified foul with the sport at 2-2.
Sergio Ramos has a dependancy of having despatched off within the overdue levels of suits. MIGUEL RIOPA/AFP/Getty Pictures
20. Las Palmas 1-2 Actual Madrid, L. a. Liga, March 13, 2016
A two yr red-card drought used to be ended as Ramos picked up a unnecessary moment yellow for a take on from in the back of on midfielder Momo.
21. Barcelona 1-2 Actual Madrid, L. a. Liga, April 2, 2016
Freshly returned from suspension, Ramos were given a fourth Clásico crimson for an unsightly foul on Luis Suárez at 1-1 overdue on, however Cristiano Ronaldo nonetheless had time to hit a winner.
22. Actual Madrid 2-3 Barcelona, L. a. Liga, April 23, 2017
Any other instantly crimson for a lunge at Messi, who then punished the discretion through hitting a overdue winner for a consequence which just about value Zidane’s aspect the LaLiga identify.
23. Deportivo 0-3 Actual Madrid, L. a. Liga, Aug. 20, 2017
LaLiga’s opening day introduced Ramos’ first crimson of 2017-18, with but any other moment yellow coming with the sport virtually up, in an aerial problem with Deportivo’s Borja Valle.
24. Athletic Bilbao 0-0 Actual Madrid, L. a. Liga, Dec. 2, 2017
Enjoying with a masks on his damaged nostril, Ramos used to be most likely further desperate to shield himself, and each yellows have been for elevating his arm when leaping for headers towards Athletic’s Raul Garcia and Aritz Aduriz.
25. Actual Madrid 1-2 Girona, L. a. Liga, Feb. 17, 2019
Ramos used to be despatched off for 2 bookings, the primary of which used to be earned within the sixty fourth minute when he gave away a penalty after dealing with an Aleix Garcia shot. The second one got here within the final moments, a excessive boot from Ramos deep within the Girona penalty space introduced a moment yellow.
26. Actual Madrid 1-2 Guy Town, Champions League, Feb. 27, 2020
Ramos went an entire yr with out getting despatched off, however as Guy Town got here again from 1-0 down on the Bernabéu within the Champions League round-of-16 first leg, the defender pulled again Gabriel Jesus when he used to be thru on target and collected any other crimson overdue within the sport. That ensured he tied Zlatan Ibrahimović and Edgar Davids for essentially the most crimson playing cards in UCL historical past with 4.
After choosing up 26 crimson playing cards for Actual Madrid, Sergio Ramos added two extra to his assortment whilst at Paris Saint-Germain. DENIS CHARLET/AFP by means of Getty Pictures
27. Lorient 1-1 PSG, Ligue 1, Dec. 22, 2021
In best his 3rd look for the Ligue 1 membership since becoming a member of in July 2021, Ramos used to be proven his first crimson card in December’s 1-1 draw at Lorient. Ramos best entered the fray as a half-time exchange and but nonetheless did not make it to the overall whistle after choosing up two overdue bookings within the area of simply 5 mins. With PSG trailing and chasing the sport, they have been decreased to ten males when Ramos picked up a moment warning within the 86th minute for obstructing a run made through Lorient ahead Teremas Moffi. A 91st-minute equaliser from Mauro Icardi used to be sufficient to plunder a draw
28. Stade de Reims 0-0 PSG, Ligue 1, Oct. 8, 2022
Ramos picked up two yellow playing cards in 30 seconds to look crimson for the twenty eighth time. He landed his first yellow card after arguing with referee Pierre Gaillouste within the forty first minute, who went again to the Spaniard and passed him a instantly crimson moments later.
29. Actual Sociedad 2-1 Sevilla , L. a. Liga, Nov. 26, 2023
After returning to his boyhood membership, Ramos used to be despatched off in his 5th league sport of the season. He used to be to begin with proven a yellow card for lunging in on Brais Mendez within the 87th minute, however a VAR evaluate upgraded it to a crimson. Simply to compound issues, teammate Jesus Navas used to be additionally disregarded for dissent within the aftermath.
30. Pumas UNAM 1-3 Monterrey, Liga MX, March 17, 2025
Even if transferring to a brand new continent, Ramos may just now not go away his outdated behavior in the back of. He picked up his first crimson for Monterrey in best his 5th sport for the Mexican aspect, lashing out petulantly and kicking Pumas striker Guillermo Martínez within the bottom throughout a stoppage-time altercation.
