Most of these red cards are famous for a lot of different and sometimes complicated reasons.

Mario Balotelli has been of good behaviour in recent times, but after being sent-off in his recent game, we take a look at the most ridiculous and controversial red cards in football history.

Javier Mascherano - Kicked a medic for going too fast

David Becham –lashing out at Diego Simeone

Salih Dursun of Trabzonspor (Turkey) was fed up with the referee’s performance in a match against Galatasaray and decided to take matters into his own handsNeymar sent off for wearing a mask of his own faceGonzalo Higuain attacking referee after being red carded in Napoli’s 3-1 defeat to UdineseAleksander Song for elbowing MandzukicundefinedEx Chelsea player Ramires handed a four-game ban by Chinese FA for angrily chasing a referee following red card in Chinese LeagueundefinedEden Hazard - Kicked a time-wasting ball boy in a shameful capital one incidentKieron Dyer onfield punch-up with his own teammate Lee Bowyer- New Castle vs Aston Villa 2005Michael Essien’s Ac Milan red card vs Udinese. His facial reaction is pricelessAntonio Valencia vs Raheem Sterling in a violent bust-upNeymar vs Carlos Bacca after kicking a ball furiously against a Columbian and headbutting anotherIvory Coast football player Serge Djiehoua, shown the world’s fastest red card just 3 seconds after entering the field vs Olimpyakos VolosJose Jimenez - throwing a wandering dog back into the crowd over into a chain-link fence. He ended up getting kicked off the teamSergio Ramos attacks on puyol and xavi in Barcelona’s 5-0 thrashing of Real Madrid in El ClassicoGhana international Sulley Muntari suspended and fined 10,000 Euros after furiously attacking referee off in Milan's draw with Roma Zinedine Zidane, the infamous headbutting of marco materazziWritten by Michael Adusei