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Who Has More Red cards — Messi or Ronaldo?

Discipline-wise Messi has been the cleaner player by a wide margin. Here are the totals and the context behind them.

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Messi

Discipline-wise Messi has been the cleaner player by a wide margin.

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By the numbers

Metric
Messi
Ronaldo
Career red cards
3
12+

red cards — the numbers

Messi: 3. Ronaldo: 12+.

Discipline-wise Messi has been the cleaner player by a wide margin.

Frequently asked

+Who has more red cards — Messi or Ronaldo?

Messi, with 3 to the other's 12+.

+Is the gap in red cards significant?

Discipline-wise Messi has been the cleaner player by a wide margin.

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