Forty-three players and eight staff were sent off in Uberlandia vs Mamore, an under-20 clash that has rewritten the record books for discipline gone wrong.
Football has seen plenty of madness, but nothing quite like this. A under-20 championship match in Brazil between Uberlandia and Mamore ended with a world-record 51 red cards, as 43 players and eight members of staff were sent off.
Do the maths and the scale becomes clear. Only 22 players start a match, so the dismissals must have reached well beyond the starting elevens and swept up substitutes and bench players too. Add eight team officials shown the exit, and there was barely anyone left to be sent off.
The previous benchmarks for red-card chaos now look tame by comparison. Mass dismissals have happened in football before, but 51 in a single fixture sets a new standard that nobody should want to challenge.
Expect questions over how a youth game spiralled so far, and what sanctions await the clubs, players and staff involved. For now, Uberlandia vs Mamore has secured its place in football history for all the wrong reasons.
