Ramos, Davids, Zlatan, Totti: The XI with the most red cards in football history | OneFootball

Sergio Ramos picked up the 28th red card of his career on Saturday night as Paris Saint-Germain drew 0-0 with Reims.

Ramos gave away a free-kick and was shown a yellow card by the referee for protesting. Seconds later, he was brandished a red card for presumably something he said.

Twenty-eight red cards.

It got us thinking: Which players have received for most red cards in their career?

Ramos is certainly up there.

And to celebrate, we've decided to compile and XI of players who have picked up the most red cards in football history. Using data from Transfermarkt and a YouTube video from Football Info, we've created an XI with an eye-watering 248 red cards between them!

And there's one player who is far and away the dirtiest player ever, picking up 18 more red cards than Ramos!

XI of players with the most red cards in history

Goalkeeper – Jens Lehmann (7 red cards)

To be sent off SEVEN times in your career as a goalkeeper is actually quite impressive. The German goalkeeper has been sent off far less than the rest of his teammates in this XI though.

Right back - Sergio Ramos (28 red cards)

Ramos picked up the 28th red card of his career during PSG's 0-0 draw with Reims. That red means he's now picked up the second most red cards in football so can be considered 'vice-captain' of this naughty side...

Centre back - Alexis Ruano Delgado (22 red cards)

Alexis played for the likes of Malaga, Getafe, Valencia, Sevilla and Alaves amongst others during his career.

Centre back - Pablo Alfaro (27 red cards)

Ramos and Alfaro actually played 28 times together in defence at Sevilla. Between them, they have more than 50 red cards. Imagine being a striker and coming up against those two.

Left back - Paolo Montero (21 red cards)

Montero had that Uruguayan fighting spirit - although perhaps a bit too much - with 21 red cards in his career. The former Juventus defender holds the record for the most red cards in Serie A history and in 2007, The Times placed him at number 39 in their list of the 50 hardest footballers in history.

Centre midfield - Gerardo Bedoya (46 red cards)

Our captain.

Bedoya holds the record for being sent off a crazy 46 times! The Colombian spent most of his days playing in South America, earning 49 caps for his country.

In the Bogota derby between Independiente Santa Fe and Millonarios in 2012, he was sent off for an elbow and subsequent kick to the head aimed at Millonarios player Jhonny Ramirez. He was suspended for the next 15 matches.

Following his retirement, Bedoya went into coaching. In his first position as assistant manager with Santa Fe in 2016, he was dismissed from the dugout after 21 minutes.

Centre midfield - Cyril Rool (27 red cards)

Rool played his entire career in France with Bastia, Lens, Bordeaux, Nice and Marseille. In league games, the midfielder picked up 25 red cards and 187 yellow cards in his career which is a Ligue 1 record.

Centre midfield - Edgar Davids (25 red cards)

The Pitbull.

One of the greatest and most technical midfielders of his generation but Davids was aggressive in midfield, getting sent off 25 times in total.

Right wing - Ricardo Quaresma (14 red cards)

For a tricky, skilful winger Quaresma has picked up a surprising number of red cards during his career.

In 2017, Marco Monteiro of FIFA.com described Quaresma as "insanely talented and equally temperamental" which just about sums up his career.

Left wing - Zlatan Ibrahimovic (15 red cards)

For someone that comes across as calmness personified, Zlatan is guilty of petulance and has picked up a few stupid red cards for lashing out.

Striker - Francesco Totti (16 red cards)

Having played his entire career at boyhood club Roma, Totti really did wear his heart on his sleeve. When things weren't going Roma's way, Totti often took it a little to heart and picked up 16 red cards during his incredible career.

The dirtiest XI in football history

Imagine if this XI actually lined up in a match during their career. The chances are, the game wouldn't finish because there would be too many red cards!

It's full of tough-tackling and aggressive players everywhere you look. But, perhaps surprisingly, it features a number of technically brilliant players.

With Davids in midfield and a front three of Quaresma, Ibrahimovic and Totti, this team would be fantastic to watch going forward.