Back with his boyhood club, the defender has finally seen red for Sevilla nearly 20 years after his debut
Sergio Ramos would have possibly won the Champions League four times, five League titles, one World Cup and two European Championships, but once again, the defender grabs the headlines for reasons. On Sunday night, the 37-year-old Sevilla defender was sent off against Real Sociedad, the 29th time in his career that he has seen red. Dive into the Ramos catalog here:
Two yellow cards in the 61st and 87th minutes were the fitting start to Ramos’ red card adventure when he was sent off at Barcelona’s Olympic Stadium. He began to get into the habit of receiving double yellow cards and straight red and the resulting suspension was paved. the road to a remarkable debut: Jonathan Woodgate’s breakthrough.
Just 10 days later, Ramos earned the second red card of his Madrid career when he was sent off for a clash with Olympiakos substitute Giannakis Okkas, reacting angrily to a late tackle by the Cypriot in the 91st minute. The sending off came just minutes after a young Roberto Soldado had prevented Madrid’s blush with a late goal.
Madrid needed two goals in the final five minutes to salvage a draw at Anoeta after Ramos was sent off in a game in which both teams were reduced to 10 men.
Zinedine Zidane’s 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.
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.
Two stupid tackles resulted in two yellow cards for Ramos five minutes before the break. The defeat relegated Madrid to 3rd place in the standings, overtaking Sevilla.
In an incredibly depressing match that saw three red cards, Ramos was sent off in the 55th minute after elbowing former Liverpool striker Florent Sinama-Pongolle. He had been cautioned for a reckless double tackle five minutes earlier.
The Spaniard received his second red card in just over two months, having been cautioned twice before receiving his marching order. A handball in the 46th minute followed 20 minutes later in a planned move. Despite squandering two points, Madrid remained at their best. Top of the table and would go on to win La Liga that season.
Ramos drew a straight red card for a cheeky step on Eliseu’s chest while the Portuguese defender was on the ground.
The Spaniard was sent off for the second time in the Madrid derby, but this time he was sent off immediately after a last-man tackle on Sergio Agüero.
After receiving a caution for throwing the ball in the first half, he earned a second yellow card for the same time-wasting tactic in second-half stoppage time. With the organization’s victory, skeptics believed that Ramos’ dismissal had been intentionally deserved, so he may simply serve a suspension in the ultimate organization game without rubber.
A scythe attack on David Villa showed a yellow card with 20 minutes remaining before Ramos hit Lionel Messi in stoppage time. Extra bags with Carles Puyol and Xavi secured him his first red card in the Clasico.
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.
In Ramos’ 300th appearance for Madrid, he set a new club record, as his two yellow cards meant he had been sent off in La Liga more times than any other Madrid player in history. He ordered Nilmar to leave after an elbow one afternoon when coach Jose Mourinho and Mesut Ozil also saw red for Madrid.
After earning an unnecessary card for a slight altercation with Celta players, Ramos earned a well-deserved yellow card for a challenge that perhaps deserved a red card outright. As they fought for the ball, Ramos kicked Augusto Fernandez in the chest.
Ramos received two yellow cards, was sent off and scored inside the opening 20 minutes. After doubling Madrid’s 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.
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.
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.
There wasn’t much contact between Ramos and Neymar after the Barcelona striker ran over the Madrid defender in the 64th minute, but the slight pinch of the heels had catastrophic results. Neymar fell to the ground in the penalty area, Ramos was sent off in Despite his furious reprimands, Lionel Messi stepped in to equalize Barcelona. Twenty minutes later, the Argentine repeated the move on the spot to complete his hat-trick and open the race for the La Liga name in style.
After surviving the 2014-15 season without a red card, the likely reformed Ramos came close to winning back-to-back seasons before a yellow card in stoppage time in Gran Canaria ended that run. After picking up a yellow card in the first half, the Real Madrid captain smashed through the back of his Las Palmas counterpart Momo in the final moments to seal the 20th red card of his career.
His first return to action after a red card suspension in Las Palmas came in the Clasico. After receiving an early warning, Ramos likely spent the rest of the game chasing another, though he had to wait until the 84th minute for Alejandro Hernandez to slip his back into his pocket and show the second yellow card, when Ramos needlessly slipped Luis’ back. Cristiano Ronaldo’s over-beaten goal, however, helped Real take the initiative and revive the title race, ending Barcelona’s 39-game unbeaten run.
After managing to go a whole year without seeing red and with his team trailing 2-1 in a derby that could help them win the league title, Ramos’ nose broke when Lionel Messi picked up the ball on the touchline. Thanks, a savage thrust It didn’t quite hit the Barcelona striker (if it had, he could have been seriously injured), but it still sent him tumbling into the air before impacting the Bernabeu pitch. Referee Alejandro Hernandez didn’t hesitate to order Ramos to bathe early in the morning. Real Madrid, with ten men, equalised thanks to James Rodríguez, but they may not hold on. A sumptuous goal from Messi in stoppage time sealed Barca’s 3-2 victory.
Ramos earned a booking after an angry confrontation with Dépor’s Fabian Schär, who was also cautioned. The centre-back raised his hands to the Swiss defender’s face after 53 minutes, and was fortunate not to receive a straight red. With the game won, Ramos picked up a second yellow card in stoppage time after using his elbow in an aerial challenge with Deportivo’s Borja Valle.
After missing three games due to a nose injury, Ramos returned to the Real Madrid squad against Athletic Bilbao wearing a mask and was quickly sent off for two separate incidents in which he raised his arm towards an opponent. Cautioned in the 11th minute for touching Raul Garcia on the forearm, he continued to catch Artiz Aduriz with his arm 3 minutes from the end. Ramos is now the all-time red card holder in La Liga after suffering his 19th dismissal in the league.
After going a year without seeing red in 2018, the Spanish defender returned to form in February 2019. While Real Madrid lost at home to Girona and in a desperate attempt to equalise, Ramos found himself in the opponent’s area. He scored with an aerial shot. However, after already receiving a booking for a handball in which Girona scored from the penalty spot, the defender picked up his second yellow card for a high foot in the final minutes of the match.
After curiously spending another year in Calfinishar without seeing red, Sergio Ramos was sent off for the 26th time on February 26. At the end of the match, Casemiro made a bad pass to Raphael Varane, and Gabriel Jesus rejected it and ran without foul. Ramos chased Jesus down and put a hand on his shoulder to watch the City player dive to the ground just outside the box. It’s a mistake, but just barely. Wasn’t Ramos lucky with this?Did any opposing players use black magic against you?Never mind. He left. Again.
Ramos’ PSG career didn’t get off to a good start after his summer move from Madrid as injury delayed his arrival for a long time, however, in his second appearance he was temporarily given his rhythm, receiving two early bookings in the final 10 minutes in Brittany and seeing that familiar flash of red.
One of the biggest red cards in Ramos’ career came at the Stade Auguste-Delaune, with the defender booked twice in a matter of seconds just before half-time, both times for dissenting.
Back home with Sevilla and nearly 20 years after his debut for the club, Ramos finally sees red with the Rojiblancos. Booked on 82 minutes, he was initially yellow-carded again (and sent off) six minutes later for a studs-up tackle on Brais Mendez but the referee upgraded it to a straight red after a VAR review. It extends Ramos’s La Liga record to 21 red cards.