Referees have immense power in football matches, as they look to maintain order and control game flow across the 90 minutes of every game. One of the main punishments a referee can issue is yellow and red cards for various rules infractions. If a player is ...

Pedro Neto became the ninth different Chelsea player to be sent off this season after incurring two quick bookings against Arsenal

Boca Juniors' 2-2 draw with Benfica at the Club World Cup on Tuesday was entertaining in its own right, both between Benfica's ability to mount a comeback after going down 2-0 before the half hour mark and the fact that the sides racked up a total of three ...

Permanent red cards are a rarity in modern rugby, but exactly a week after Lood de Jager’s controversial sending-off against France his fellow Springbok lock Franco Mostert was given the same sanction. Mostert hit Italy fly-half Paolo Garbisi in the head ...

Steven Gerrard sees red 38 seconds after being introduced against Manchester United; Newcastle United team-mates Lee Bowyer and Kieron Dyer were sent off for fighting each other Getty Images Editor’s note: A clarification was added to this article at ...