How many games do you miss for red card in La Liga? Rules, Regulations for Red Card

How many games do you miss for red card in La Liga?

How many games do you miss for red card in La Liga? Pic credit - Getty
How many games do you miss for red card in La Liga? Pic credit – Getty

The Royal Spanish Football Federation makes the rules and laws of the game regarding the Spanish League. The Majority of the rules can be similar across the top European leagues, but the amount of substitutes each team is allowed per game, the number of players they can have on the bench, the number of teams in the league, and the amount of games you miss for a straight red card are some of many things that depend on the league itself. Eg- The premier league even today having only 3 substitutes, when major leagues like the La liga and Ligue 1 have adopted the 5 substitutes rule.

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How many games do you miss for red card in La Liga?

A red card issued by a referee means an instant dismissal from the pitch. The issuance of the red card depends upon the nature and the severity of the tackle and also on other factors like –

How many games do you miss for red card in La Liga?
How many games do you miss for red card in La Liga? Getty Images)
  • If a player is sent-off for violent conduct then the punishment is a 3 match ban.
  • If a player is sent-off for a so-called professional tackle then the punishment is 1 match ban.
  • If a player is aggressive toward the referee with inappropriate words and very disrespectful it may result in a 2 match ban or more
  • If a player has assimilated a second yellow then the punishment is 1 match ban.

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Rules, Regulations for Red Card in La Liga (2022)

Every country has a different FA therefore the abbreviation of the rules are also different. In Spain, it is the RFEF who create the rules and the rules are fairly obvious. But the certain exceptions to the rule are when there is very distinct event happening like when Luis Suarez bit Italian Defender Chiellini in the shoulder. He was involved in a biting incident for the third time, and he was punished for it with 9 international match ban and 4 month ban from any football related activity. It is also a yellow card in Spain if a player is deemed to be showboating as it is defined as unsportsmanlike behavior.

How many games do you miss for red card in La Liga? Pic Credit - Getty
How many games do you miss for red card in La Liga? Pic Credit – Getty

Another example was when Cristiano Ronaldo was initially shown 2 yellow cards(incurring 1 match ban) and when he reacted poorly by pushing the referee – he was shown a straight red and incurred an additional 4 match ban for unsportsmanlike conduct.

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