{
  "id": 18304533,
  "title": "VIDEO: Brazilian referee issues 51 red cards after 40-minute football brawl",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/video-brazilian-referee-issues-51-red-cards-after-40-minute-football",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T12:46:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/video-brazilian-referee-issues-51-red-cards-after-40-minute-football-brawl/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A youth football match in Uberlandia, Brazil turned violent, resulting in an unprecedented 51 red cards being issued by the referee. The confrontation occurred during the Minas Gerais Under-20 Second Division match between Uberlandia and Mamore, lasting approximately 40 minutes on Sunday. The violence erupted in the 54th minute when Mamore player Davi taunted the opposing team's bench after scoring a goal. The incident was captured on video, showing Uberlandia's goalkeeping coach, Paulo Sérgio Dias Dos Santos, running onto the pitch to confront Davi. During the melee, chairs, stretchers, and even ball boys wielding punches and kicks were allegedly used as weapons, as reported by the referee, Referee Drosghic Modesto. Following the incident, Modesto claimed he received death threats and other violent threats from various individuals, leading to a police report being filed.\n\nThe match was temporarily suspended for 40 minutes before being abandoned altogether. The 51 red cards issued were distributed among 43 players and eight members of the teams' technical staff, setting a new record. This surpasses the previous highest number of red cards in a single football match, which was 36, recorded during an Argentine Primera D fixture in 2011.",
  "summary": "A referee in Brazil has reportedly issued 51 red cards after a mass 40-minute brawl erupted during a youth football match between Uberlandia and Mamore. Read More: https://punchng.com/video-brazilian-referee-issues-51-red-cards-after-40-minute-football-brawl/",
  "key_points": [
    "51 red cards issued by Brazilian referee Drosghic Modesto",
    "Match between Uberlandia and Mamore turned violent in 40 minutes",
    "Incident captured on video, police file charges"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Island Sri Lanka",
        "title": "World record 53 red cards shown in Brazilian youth game",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/world-record-53-red-cards-shown-in-brazilian-youth-game",
        "published": "2026-11-05T09:30:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Brazilian U20 soccer match makes history with 51 red cards after mass brawl",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/brazilian-u20-soccer-match-makes-history-with-51-red-cards-after-mass",
        "published": "2026-11-05T14:13:55.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}