{"id":12732,"date":"2026-05-27T03:54:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T03:54:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=12732"},"modified":"2026-05-27T03:54:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T03:54:46","slug":"chelsea-fans-knew-this-embarrassing-record-was-coming-eventually","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=12732","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea fans knew this embarrassing record was coming eventually"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div q:key=\"QW_9\"><!--qv q:key=QW_6--><!--qv q:id=67 q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>Fair to say, this season was a complete disaster for Chelsea, breaking an unwanted record for indiscipline in the process. <\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=68 q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-(18px) md:mt-0 mb-(18px) (&amp;_a):text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"69\">Fair to say, this season was a complete disaster for Chelsea, breaking an unwanted record for indiscipline in the process. <\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_6--><!--qv q:id=6a q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>The Blues sacked two managers in 2026, finishing tenth in the Premier League table, thereby failing to qualify for any European competitions. Meantime, during Liam Rosenior&#39;s tenure, they were smashed 8-2 on aggregate by PSG, the club&#39;s biggest-ever defeat in UEFA competition, while the fact they reached the FA Cup final and EFL Cup semi-finals is scant consolation. <\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=6b q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-(18px) (&amp;_a):text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6c\">The Blues sacked two managers in 2026, finishing tenth in the Premier League table, thereby failing to qualify for any European competitions. Meantime, during Liam Rosenior&#8217;s tenure, they were smashed 8-2 on aggregate by PSG, the club&#8217;s biggest-ever defeat in UEFA competition, while the fact they reached the FA Cup final and EFL Cup semi-finals is scant consolation. <\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_6--><!--qv q:id=6d q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>Aside from anything else, there was one clear theme of this season for Chelsea; red cards. In total, the Blues accumulated ten across all competitions, after Wesley Fofana was dismissed by referee Chris Kavanagh during their final day of the season defeat at the Stadium of Light. <\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=6e q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-(18px) (&amp;_a):text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6f\">Aside from anything else, there was one clear theme of this season for Chelsea; red cards. In total, the Blues accumulated ten across all competitions, after Wesley Fofana was dismissed by referee Chris Kavanagh during their final day of the season defeat at the Stadium of Light. <\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_6--><!--qv q:id=6g q:key=vcaa:\n\n<h2>List of Chelsea&#39;s red cards in 2025\/26<\/h2>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=6h q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-(18px) (&amp;_a):text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6i\">List of Chelsea&#8217;s red cards in 2025\/26<\/h2>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_6--><!--qv q:id=6j q:key=vcaa:\n\n<ul>\n\n<li>20 September.&nbsp;<strong>Robert S&aacute;nchez<\/strong>. 5th minute. Manchester United 2-1 Chelsea.<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=6k q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<ul id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"!list-disc ml-5 my-(18px) (&amp;_a):text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6l\">\n<li>20 September. <strong>Robert Sanchez<\/strong>. 5th minute. Manchester United 2-1 Chelsea.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_6--><!--qv q:id=6m q:key=vcaa:\n\n<ul>\n\n<li>27 September.&nbsp;<strong>Trevoh Chalobah<\/strong>. 53rd minute. Chelsea 1-3 Brighton.<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=6n q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<ul id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"!list-disc ml-5 my-(18px) (&amp;_a):text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6o\">\n<li>27 September. <strong>Trevoh Chalobah<\/strong>. 53rd minute. Chelsea 1-3 Brighton.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_6--><!--qv q:id=6p q:key=vcaa:\n\n<ul>\n\n<li>30 September.&nbsp;<strong>Jo&atilde;o Pedro<\/strong>. 96th minute. Chelsea 1-0 Benfica (UCL).<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=6q q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<ul id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"!list-disc ml-5 my-(18px) (&amp;_a):text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6r\">\n<li>30 September. <strong>John Pedro<\/strong>. 96th minute. Chelsea 1-0 Benfica (UCL).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_6--><!--qv q:id=6s q:key=vcaa:\n\n<ul>\n\n<li>18 October.&nbsp;<strong>Malo Gusto<\/strong>. 87th minute. Nottingham Forest 0-3 Chelsea.<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=6t q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<ul id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"!list-disc ml-5 my-(18px) (&amp;_a):text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6u\">\n<li>18 October. <strong>Malo want<\/strong>. 87th minute. Nottingham Forest 0-3 Chelsea.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_6--><!--qv q:id=6v q:key=vcaa:\n\n<ul>\n\n<li>29 October.&nbsp;<strong>Liam Delap<\/strong>. 86th minute. Wolves 3-4 Chelsea (EFL Cup).<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=6w q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<ul id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"!list-disc ml-5 my-(18px) (&amp;_a):text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6x\">\n<li>29 October. <strong>Liam Delap<\/strong>. 86th minute. Wolves 3-4 Chelsea (EFL Cup).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_6--><!--qv q:id=6y q:key=vcaa:\n\n<ul>\n\n<li>30 November.&nbsp;<strong>Mois&eacute;s Caicedo<\/strong>. 38th minute. Chelsea 1-1 Arsenal.<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=6z q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<ul id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"!list-disc ml-5 my-(18px) (&amp;_a):text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"70\">\n<li>30 November. <strong>Mois\u00e9s Caicedo<\/strong>. 38th minute. Chelsea 1-1 Arsenal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_6--><!--qv q:id=71 q:key=vcaa:\n\n<ul>\n\n<li>7 January.&nbsp;<strong>Marc Cucurella<\/strong>. 22nd minute. Fulham 2-1 Chelsea.<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=72 q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<ul id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"!list-disc ml-5 my-(18px) (&amp;_a):text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"73\">\n<li>7 January. <strong>Marc Cucurella<\/strong>. 22nd minute. Fulham 2-1 Chelsea.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_6--><!--qv q:id=74 q:key=vcaa:\n\n<ul>\n\n<li>21 February.&nbsp;<strong>Wesley Fofana<\/strong>. 72nd minute. Chelsea 1-1 Burnley.<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=75 q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<ul id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"!list-disc ml-5 my-(18px) (&amp;_a):text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"76\">\n<li>21 February. <strong>Wesley Fofana<\/strong>. 72nd minute. Chelsea 1-1 Burnley.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_6--><!--qv q:id=77 q:key=vcaa:\n\n<ul>\n\n<li>1 March.&nbsp;<strong>Pedro Neto<\/strong>. 70th minute. Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea.<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=78 q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<ul id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"!list-disc ml-5 my-(18px) (&amp;_a):text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"79\">\n<li>1 March. <strong>Pedro Neto<\/strong>. 70th minute. Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_6--><!--qv q:id=7a q:key=vcaa:\n\n<ul>\n\n<li>24 May. <strong>Wesley Fofana<\/strong>. 62nd minute. Sunderland 2-1. Chelsea. <\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=7b q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<ul id=\"inline-text-13\" class=\"!list-disc ml-5 my-(18px) (&amp;_a):text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7c\">\n<li>24 May. <strong>Wesley Fofana<\/strong>. 62nd minute. Sunderland 2-1. Chelsea. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_6--><!--qv q:id=7d q:key=vcaa:14--><!--qv q:id=7e q:key=fOK1:mL_1--><\/p>\n<hr class=\"w-full border-0 my-4 bg-lightGrey h-1\" q:key=\"Xt_0\"\/><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_6--><!--qv q:id=7f q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>Ironically, they had gone 15 matches without one, dating back to 1 March, but Fofana decided to collect one more sending off that bookend a terrible campaign. This tally of ten is, not to anyone&#39;s surprise, the outright record for any Premier League club across all competition&#39;s since the league&#39;s formation in 1992. <\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=7g q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-15\" class=\"my-(18px) (&amp;_a):text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7h\">Ironically, they had gone 15 matches without one, dating back to 1 March, but Fofana decided to collect one more sending off that bookend a terrible campaign. This tally of ten is, not to anyone&#8217;s surprise, the outright record for any Premier League club across all competition&#8217;s since the league&#8217;s formation in 1992. <\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_6--><!--qv q:id=7i q:key=vcaa:\n\n<h2>Most red cards collected by a Premier League team (all competitions)<\/h2>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=7j q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-16\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-(18px) (&amp;_a):text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7k\">Most red cards collected by a Premier League team (all competitions)<\/h2>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_6--><!--qv q:id=7l q:key=vcaa:17--><!--qv q:id=7m q:key=ndZW:mL_1--><\/p>\n<div class=\"overflow-auto max-w-(90vw)\" q:key=\"xt_0\">\n<table class=\"border-collapse text-left w-full\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"bg-lightGrey py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"0\">\n<p><strong>Clubs<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th class=\"bg-lightGrey py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"1\">\n<p><strong>Season<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th class=\"bg-lightGrey py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"2\">\n<p><strong>Red cards<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th class=\"bg-lightGrey py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"3\">\n<p><strong>PL finish<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"border-b-(1px) border-b-lightGrey\" q:key=\"0\">\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"0\">\n<p><strong>Chelsea<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"1\">\n<p><strong>2025\/26<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"2\">\n<p><strong>10<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"3\">\n<p><strong>10th<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"border-b-(1px) border-b-lightGrey\" q:key=\"1\">\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"0\">\n<p>Sunderland<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"1\">\n<p>2008\/09<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"2\">\n<p>9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"3\">\n<p>13th<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"border-b-(1px) border-b-lightGrey\" q:key=\"2\">\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"0\">\n<p>Queens Park Rangers<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"1\">\n<p>2011\/12<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"2\">\n<p>9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"3\">\n<p>17th<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"border-b-(1px) border-b-lightGrey\" q:key=\"3\">\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"0\">\n<p>Sunderland<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"1\">\n<p>2013\/14<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"2\">\n<p>8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"3\">\n<p>14th<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"border-b-(1px) border-b-lightGrey\" q:key=\"4\">\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"0\">\n<p>Newcastle United<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"1\">\n<p>2008\/09<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"2\">\n<p>8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"3\">\n<p>18th<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"border-b-(1px) border-b-lightGrey\" q:key=\"5\">\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"0\">\n<p>West Ham United<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"1\">\n<p>1999\/00<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"2\">\n<p>8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"3\">\n<p>9th<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"border-b-(1px) border-b-lightGrey\" q:key=\"6\">\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"0\">\n<p>Blackburn Rovers<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"1\">\n<p>1998\/99<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"2\">\n<p>8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"3\">\n<p>19th<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"border-b-(1px) border-b-lightGrey\" q:key=\"7\">\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"0\">\n<p>Leicester City<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"1\">\n<p>1994\/95<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"2\">\n<p>8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"3\">\n<p>21 st<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_6--><!--qv q:id=7n q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>Chelsea have become only the eighth Premier League club to accumulated eight or more red cards in a single season, reaching that particular milestone in mid-February, with their tally of ten now the outright most. Of the previous seven, Newcastle, Blackburn and Leicester were all relegated, with Sunderland twice and QPR narrowly avoiding the drop. <\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=7o q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-18\" class=\"my-(18px) (&amp;_a):text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7p\">Chelsea have become only the eighth Premier League club to accumulated eight or more red cards in a single season, reaching that particular milestone in mid-February, with their tally of ten now the outright most. Of the previous seven, Newcastle, Blackburn and Leicester were all relegated, with Sunderland twice and QPR narrowly avoiding the drop. <\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_6--><!--qv q:id=7q q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>So, this may be a first in modern-day English top-flight football, but how common is it in European football for any side to collect 10+ red cards in a single season?  <\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=7r q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-19\" class=\"my-(18px) (&amp;_a):text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7s\">So, this may be a first in modern-day English top-flight football, but how common is it in European football for any side to collect 10+ red cards in a single season?  <\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_6--><!--qv q:id=7t q:key=vcaa:\n\n<h2>Club&#39;s Europe top 5 leagues most red cards in a season (2000-present) <\/h2>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=7u q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-20\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-(18px) (&amp;_a):text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7v\">Club&#8217;s Europe top 5 leagues most red cards in a season (2000-present) <\/h2>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_6--><!--qv q:id=7w q:key=vcaa:21--><!--qv q:id=7x q:key=ndZW:mL_1--><\/p>\n<div class=\"overflow-auto max-w-(90vw)\" q:key=\"xt_0\">\n<table class=\"border-collapse text-left w-full\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"bg-lightGrey py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"0\">\n<p><strong>Club<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th class=\"bg-lightGrey py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"1\">\n<p><strong>League<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th class=\"bg-lightGrey py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"2\">\n<p><strong>Season<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th class=\"bg-lightGrey py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"3\">\n<p><strong>Total red cards<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"border-b-(1px) border-b-lightGrey\" q:key=\"0\">\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"0\">\n<p>Hellas Verona<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"1\">\n<p>Serie A<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"2\">\n<p>2000\/01<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"3\">\n<p>17<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"border-b-(1px) border-b-lightGrey\" q:key=\"1\">\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"0\">\n<p>Barcelona<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"1\">\n<p>The League<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"2\">\n<p>2003\/04<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"3\">\n<p>17<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"border-b-(1px) border-b-lightGrey\" q:key=\"2\">\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"0\">\n<p>Real Betis<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"1\">\n<p>The League<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"2\">\n<p>2022\/23<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"3\">\n<p>16<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"border-b-(1px) border-b-lightGrey\" q:key=\"3\">\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"0\">\n<p>Sevilla<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"1\">\n<p>The League<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"2\">\n<p>2012\/13<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"3\">\n<p>16<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"border-b-(1px) border-b-lightGrey\" q:key=\"4\">\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"0\">\n<p>Montpellier<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"1\">\n<p>Ligue 1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"2\">\n<p>2013\/14<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"3\">\n<p>15<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"border-b-(1px) border-b-lightGrey\" q:key=\"5\">\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"0\">\n<p>Espanyol<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"1\">\n<p>The League<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"2\">\n<p>2003\/04<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"3\">\n<p>15<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"border-b-(1px) border-b-lightGrey\" q:key=\"6\">\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"0\">\n<p>Bastia<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"1\">\n<p>Ligue 1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"2\">\n<p>2016\/17<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"3\">\n<p>14<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"border-b-(1px) border-b-lightGrey\" q:key=\"7\">\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"0\">\n<p>Atalanta<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"1\">\n<p>Serie A<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"2\">\n<p>2015\/16<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"3\">\n<p>14<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"border-b-(1px) border-b-lightGrey\" q:key=\"8\">\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"0\">\n<p>Sherry<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"1\">\n<p>The League<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"2\">\n<p>2009\/10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"3\">\n<p>14<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"border-b-(1px) border-b-lightGrey\" q:key=\"9\">\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"0\">\n<p>Levante<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"1\">\n<p>The League<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"2\">\n<p>2006\/07<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"py-3 px-10 my-0 mx-auto\" q:key=\"3\">\n<p>14<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_6--><!--qv q:id=7y q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>Note: Statistics courtesy of Statmuse. <\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=7z q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-22\" class=\"my-(18px) (&amp;_a):text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"80\">Note: Statistics courtesy of Statmuse. <\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_6--><!--qv q:id=81 q:key=vcaa:23--><!--qv q:id=82 q:key=fOK1:mL_1--><\/p>\n<hr class=\"w-full border-0 my-4 bg-lightGrey h-1\" q:key=\"Xt_0\"\/><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_6--><!--qv q:id=83 q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>Well, it turns out Chelsea are nowhere near the all-time European record. That is held by Real Zaragoza, who accumulated a whopping 19 red cards in La Liga in 1996\/97, some going in a 42 game season, still finishing 14th, five points clear of the expanded relegation zone. <\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=84 q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-24\" class=\"my-(18px) (&amp;_a):text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"85\">Well, it turns out Chelsea are nowhere near the all-time European record. That is held by Real Zaragoza, who accumulated a whopping 19 red cards in La Liga in 1996\/97, some going in a 42 game season, still finishing 14th, five points clear of the expanded relegation zone. <\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:key=QW_6--><!--qv q:id=86 q:key=vcaa:\n\n<p>Well, that is something for Xabi Alonso to aim for when he arrives at Stamford Bridge in July. <\/p>\n\n--><!--qv q:id=87 q:key=lY4S:mL_1--><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-25\" class=\"my-(18px) (&amp;_a):text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"88\">Well, that is something for Xabi Alonso to aim for when he arrives at Stamford Bridge in July. <\/p>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><!--qv q:id=89 q:key=1jXG:QW_7--><!--qv q:id=8a q:key=9yVI:Ef_0--><\/p>\n<div on:click=\"q-PR6RmUkK.js#s_Ytib2zHV0Tc(0 1)\" q:key=\"WY_1\" q:id=\"8b\"><!--qv q:s q:sref=8a q:key=--><\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"google-news-widget\" class=\"my-5 p-4 flex items-center gap-4 rounded-lg bg-(#F0F0F0)\">\n<div class=\"flex min-w-0 flex-1 items-center gap-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.minutemediacdn.com\/platform\/google_discover_icon.svg\" class=\"shrink-0\"\/><span class=\"font-group-big text-black text-(16px)\">Add us as a preferred source on <span class=\"font-bold\">Google<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"hidden pt-(1px) leading-(1.4) md:inline\">Follow<\/span><svg viewbox=\"0 0 4 8\" fill=\"none\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"h-(12px) w-(6px) md:h-(8px) md:w-(4px)\"><path d=\"M0.5 0.5L3.5 4L0.5 7.5\" stroke=\"white\" stroke-width=\"1.5\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<p><!--\/qv--><\/div>\n<p><!--\/qv--><!--\/qv--><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fair to say, this season was a complete disaster for Chelsea, breaking an unwanted record&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12733,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12732","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chelsea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12732","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12732"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12732\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12733"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12732"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12732"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12732"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}