Lionel Messi has been shown two red cards in his career, one on his Argentina debut and one during his most recent appearance for his country, his 136th.
The forward was dismissed in the Albiceleste's Copa America third-place play-off against Chile after an incident with Gary Medel, who was also dismissed.
That was the player's first red card since August 18, 2005, when he was sent off 40 seconds into his debut when Argentina were playing Hungary.
With Barcelona, the No.10 hasn't been dismissed in any of his 687 matches.
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Dohtmhan
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EVEN VAR NEEDS A RED CARD 🤣
Cawcdnrtuz
160
most decent player i have ever seen and have never seen him overreacting or exaggerating when hurt as Nermar, Hazard, Kane, and the leader Cr7 do when hurt. He is special player i have always enjoyed watching, someone with a heart & humility. Remember Cr7 vs Rooney in the 2006 WC when he overreacted to ensure Rooney was sent off what a shame??
dickala
120
im a ronaldo fan but the red card to messi? thats so stupid of the ref i mean what the hell was that , frankly speaking for the first time i feel sad for messi
Alijunior10
74
14 years without red card this is called Magical Messi. but this referee should be banned from football and go to a eye clinic for check up.
UTYG
66
i hope it will be his last too,can't afford not seeing my magician on the pitch
Ruebdlorst
56
Aims of VAR: 1: To see if a goal deserved to be awarded 2: To see if a penalty should be awarded 3: To see if a player deserved a straight red 4: To sanction the right player . . . As we can see in the past match...VAR is just for fun
MalikAbdulAwan
50
Never deserved both of his cards. Show the sportsmanship of this man. A Legend.