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Brazilian youth football match sets world record with 53 red cards

A massive brawl during an under-20 championship match in Brazil resulted in a world record 53 red cards being issued to players, staff, and officials.

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A world record 53 red cards were issued during a brawl at a Brazilian under-20 football match, according to Al Jazeera, BBC News, and ESPN. The incident occurred during the semi-final first leg of the Minas Gerais Under-20 Championship tie between Uberlandia and Mamore. [1][5][6]

BBC News reported that the dismissals included 43 players, eight members of the coaching staff, and two Uberlandia board members. Brazilian news outlet O Tempo reported that the military police were called to the scene following the chaos. [1]

The total of 53 red cards broke the previous world record of 36 dismissals, BBC News reported. That prior record was set in 2011 during a fifth-division match between Club Atletico Claypole and Victoriano Arenas in Argentina. [1]

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In short

  • A total of 53 red cards were issued during an under-20 match in Brazil.
  • The match was a semi-final first leg between Uberlandia and Mamore in the Minas Gerais Under-20 Championship.
  • The dismissals included 43 players, eight staff members, and two board members.
  • The previous record was 36 red cards shown during a 2011 match in Argentina.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]World record 53 red cards shown in Brazilian youth gameBBC News, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]World record 53 red cards shown in Brazilian youth matchThe Telegraph, 14h ago
  3. [3]Brazilian football brawl produces 53 red cardsBangkok Post, 3h ago
  4. [4]World record 53 red cards shown in Brazil football matchAl Jazeera, 5h ago
  5. [5]World record 53 red cards shown in Brazil football matchAl Jazeera, 5h ago
  6. [6]World-record 53 red cards shown in Brazilian under-20s matchESPN, 10h ago
  7. [7]Brazilian Soccer Teams Shatter World Record For Most Red Cards In A Match After Massive Brawl Breaks Out (Video)BroBible, 11h ago
  8. [8]Brazilian referee sets world record with 53 red cards in single matchLatest news from Azerbaijan, 2h ago
  9. [9]World record 53 red cards in one football match! A goal celebration sparks a massive brawl in BrazilGulf News, 1h ago
  10. [10]53 red cards shown in Brazilian U20 match, setting new world recordThe Business Standard, 2h ago

Background

  1. [11]Gerardo Bedoya on Wikipedia
  2. [12]2024 CR Flamengo season on Wikipedia
  3. [13]World on Grokipedia

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 13 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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