While the immediate result of a red card is the player's team being forced to play down a man the rest of the match, there are also more wide-ranging consequences, including a suspension.

Barcelona captain Lionel Messi has escaped a lengthy ban for lashing out at Athletic Bilbao's Asier Villalibre in Sunday's Spanish Super Cup final defeat and will only serve a two-game suspension.

Portuguese referee Luis Godinho and his family have received death threats after he sent off two Porto players in the 1-1 draw at Braga in a Cup match on Wednesday, the country's Referee's Council has ...

Liverpool are through to the next round of the Carabao Cup thanks to Hugo Ekitiké, but they had to see out the end of the game without their match-winner after two unnecessary yellow cards. Alexander ...

Enzo Maresca has rejected any suggestion Chelsea have a discipline problem despite picking up their third red card in four ...

A red card to Chelsea's Robert Sanchez in the fifth minute kicked off a series of unusual events, some more entertaining than ...