In Brazil, a referee sent off 53 people in a single match — a new football record
In the semi-final of the Minas Gerais state U20 second division between Uberlândia and Mamoré, a mass brawl broke out after the third goal. Referee Fernando Patrick sent off 53 people: 43 players, eight coaches and two club officials. According to CNN Brasil, this exceeds the previous record from 2011 (36 sendings-off). The referee also filed a police report over threats from an Uberlândia official.
Aziz Karimov