These are the players we love to hate. The ones who deliberately foul opposition forwards as they’re clear on goal. The ones who have no issues taking one for the team if it helps gain an advantage. These are also the ones who have the red mist descend on them and end up as liabilities for their teams. All teams have one or two of them. It might be argued that every team needs players like them around if you want to win matches. It could also be argued that football isn’t all about skill and grace. It’s also about resorting to the dark arts if the situation demands it.
WHO ARE THE DIRTIEST WORLD CUP PLAYERS
The table below shows the World Cup players with the most yellow or red cards over the past four seasons for their clubs. This table has the top 10.
| Player Name | Present Club | Club matches | Cards (Yellows + Reds) |
| Sergio Ramos (Spain) | Real Madrid (ESP) | 161 | 63 |
| Dani Carvajal (Spain) | Real Madrid (ESP) | 155 | 58 |
| Enzo Perez (Argentina) | River Plate (ARG) | 120 | 55 |
| Gabriel Mercado (Argentina) | Sevilla FC (ESP) | 157 | 54 |
| Casemiro (Brazil) | Real Madrid (ESP) | 166 | 54 |
| David Guzman (Costa Rica) | Portland Timbers (USA) | 131 | 53 |
| Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) | Arsenal (ENG) | 172 | 52 |
| Nicolas Otamendi (Argentina) | Manchester City (ENG) | 188 | 49 |
| Gerard Pique (Spain) | FC Barcelona (ESP) | 180 | 49 |
| Ever Banega (Argentina) | Sevilla FC (ESP) | 183 | 48 |