Champions League yellow/red cards: the 10 players with the most
We look at the 10 footballers who have the dubious honour of having received the most cards in Europe's premier club competition.
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10. Pepe
Sent off twice in his Champions League career, Pepe has picked up a total of 24 cards - 23 yellows and one straight red* - in 95 games for Porto, Real Madrid and Besiktas in the competition. (*His other dismissal was for two bookings; in this photo galler
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10. Pepe
Sent off twice in his Champions League career, Pepe has picked up a total of 24 cards - 23 yellows and one straight red* - in 95 games for Porto, Real Madrid and Besiktas in the competition. (*His other dismissal was for two bookings; in this photo galler
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9. Darijo Srna
Shakhtar Donetsk legend Darijo Srna has made 63 Champions League appearances, earning 24 cards, which have all been yellow (leading to one dismissal for two bookings).
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9. Darijo Srna
Shakhtar Donetsk legend Darijo Srna has made 63 Champions League appearances, earning 24 cards, which have all been yellow (leading to one dismissal for two bookings).
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8. Mark van Bommel
Mark van Bommel appeared 76 times in the Champions League with PSV Eindhoven, Barcelona, Bayern Munich and AC Milan, receiving 25 cards: 24 yellows and one straight red. He was sent off twice in total.
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8. Mark van Bommel
Mark van Bommel appeared 76 times in the Champions League with PSV Eindhoven, Barcelona, Bayern Munich and AC Milan, receiving 25 cards: 24 yellows and one straight red. He was sent off twice in total.
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7. Carles Puyol
Barcelona great Carles Puyol played 115 matches in the Champions League, picking up 26 cards: 25 yellows and, in what was his only early bath in the tournament, one straight red.
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7. Carles Puyol
Barcelona great Carles Puyol played 115 matches in the Champions League, picking up 26 cards: 25 yellows and, in what was his only early bath in the tournament, one straight red.
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6. Dani Alves
Dani Alves has made 107 appearances in the Champions League for Sevilla, Barcelona, Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain, earning himself a total of 26 yellow cards. He has never been dismissed in the competition.
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6. Dani Alves
Dani Alves has made 107 appearances in the Champions League for Sevilla, Barcelona, Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain, earning himself a total of 26 yellow cards. He has never been dismissed in the competition.
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5. Walter Samuel
Walter Samuel made 72 Champions League appearances for Roma, Real Madrid, Inter and Basel, receiving 26 cards, which were all yellow. He was sent off once for two bookings.
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5. Walter Samuel
Walter Samuel made 72 Champions League appearances for Roma, Real Madrid, Inter and Basel, receiving 26 cards, which were all yellow. He was sent off once for two bookings.
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4. Gennaro Gattuso
Gennaro Gattuso appeared in 79 Champions League games for AC Milan, with a total of 29 cards brandished in his direction (28 yellow, one straight red).
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4. Gennaro Gattuso
Gennaro Gattuso appeared in 79 Champions League games for AC Milan, with a total of 29 cards brandished in his direction (28 yellow, one straight red).
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3. Xabi Alonso
In 129 Champions League matches for Real Sociedad, Liverpool, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, Xabi Alonso accrued 34 cards, all of which were yellow. They twice led to sendings-off for two bookable offences.
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3. Xabi Alonso
In 129 Champions League matches for Real Sociedad, Liverpool, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, Xabi Alonso accrued 34 cards, all of which were yellow. They twice led to sendings-off for two bookable offences.
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2. Paul Scholes
Paul Scholes featured in 124 Champions League games for Manchester United, receiving 36 cards. Like Alonso, they were all yellow and twice brought about dismissals for two bookings.
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2. Paul Scholes
Paul Scholes featured in 124 Champions League games for Manchester United, receiving 36 cards. Like Alonso, they were all yellow and twice brought about dismissals for two bookings.
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1. Sergio Ramos
Sergio Ramos has made 109 appearances in the Champions League for Real Madrid, at a cost of 36 cards: 34 yellow, two straight reds. Overall, the defender has been given his marching orders three times in the tournament.
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