Referee shows 53 red cards after brawl over goal celebration in Brazil Under-20 match

A major brawl broke out on the pitch during a football match in the Under-20 Championship under way in Brazil. Players' passion and excitement often lead to arguments and scuffles on the football field, and one such incident has now occurred in Brazil. A video of the incident has also surfaced.

During the match, one team scored a goal and began celebrating. The celebration first led to a war of words between players of the two teams. Soon the argument turned into a full-blown fight, with players punching one another on the field.

Not only the players on the field but also the substitutes and coaching staff members of both teams joined the fight. For a while the ground looked like a battlefield. Discipline and all the rules of the game appeared to have been trampled.

Seeing the situation spiral completely out of control, the referee began taking harsh decisions one after another. To stop the fighting and arguments, he showed red cards as many as 53 times. Once the dispute calmed down, players of both teams and the associated team members had to face the action.

In football, a referee shows a red card to anyone who misbehaves or commits a wrongful act on the field. But in this match so many red cards were shown that the earlier world record for the most red cards in a single match has been broken. It has been recorded in the Guinness World Records. A social media post accompanying the video says the previous record was 36 red cards.

This is likely the first time so many red cards have been shown in a single football match. The record for the most red cards in one match in football history has been broken, and the figure of 53 is the highest so far.

The video of the brawl and of the referee showing red cards one after another has gone massively viral on social media. The incident has once again brought the questions of safety and discipline in junior football in Brazil to the fore.