Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos is the most cautioned player in the history of Champions League.
The Madrid skipper earned another unwanted title on Wednesday of becoming the most booked player in UCL history as he was shown a yellow card during his side’s 3-0 win over Roma. The booking marked his 37th yellow card in 155 Champions League games, taking him beyond former Manchester United ace Paul Scholes at the most cautioned player in the competition.
The Spaniard also holds the record for the most yellow cards in a single campaign, picking up five bookings in the 2010/11 and 2012/13 seasons. Scholes, a notoriously clumsy tackler in his day, never earned more than four yellows in one campaign.
Ramos, who has lifted Europe’s top prize on four occasions, has been sent off a record 24 times for Real Madrid, double the amount of the club’s next biggest offender, Fernando Hierro.
He has also been dismissed more than any player in the history of La Liga, receiving 19 red cards in Spain’s top flight. By comparison, the Spaniard has remained relatively trouble free in the Champions League, being sent off only three times despite his considerable yellow card count.
Ramos has never been sent off in 158 games for the Spanish national team.