Brazil Loves Yellow Cards
Bruno Romani | Aug 26, 2009 | Comments 0
We all know that bad refereeing in Brazil has no limits. Last weekend, the match between Corinthians and Botafogo added another example to the pile. Now, Blog do Birner started to compile that data proves that Brazilian football has a thing for yellow cards.
The blog is comparing the amount of cards given in Brazil and in the main European leagues. The results are stunning – specially when it is known that Brazil does not have a league as physical as other places. Brazil has an average of 6.6 yellows per game. Italy, the second, has 5. Besides Brazil and Italy, Birner (and his writer Leandro Iamin) is observing the amount of yellows in Germany, England, France, Spain, Turkey, Holland and Portugal. In all countries, but Italy, the blog followed the first two rounds. And the last two rounds of Campeonato Brasileiro were used for the comparison. The collection of this data is expected to last for every round of the season.
The results of the last weekend were:
Italy
Last weekend’s Round:
50 yellows, 0 reds, 1 red after 2 yellows
England:
Last weekend’s Round:
26 yellows, 0 reds, 0 reds after 2 yellows
The round before:
29 yellows, 0 reds, 0 reds after 2 yellows
Germany
Last weekend’s Round:
39 yellows, 1 red, 1 red after 2 yellows
The round before:
24 yellows, 0 reds, 0 reds after 2 yellows
Turkey
Last weekend’s Round:
37 yellows, 0 red, 1 red after 2 yellows
The round before:
45 yellows, 0 reds, 1 red after 2 yellows
France
Last weekend’s Round:
38 yellows, 1 red, 1 red after 2 yellows
The round before:
33 yellows, 0 reds, 2 reds after 2 yellows
Holland:
Last weekend’s Round (one match postponed)
20 yellows, 1 red, 1 red after 2 yellows
The round before:
37 yellows, 0 red, 1 red after 2 yellows
Portugal
Last weekend’s Round (one match did not happen):
35 yellows, 2 reds, 5 reds after 2 yellows
The round before:
45 yellows, 1 reds, 1 red after 2 yellows
Brazil
Last weekend’s Round:
74 yellows, 1 red, 6 reds after 2 yellows
The round before:
67 yellows, 4 reds, 9 reds after 2 yellows
Average Per Game
BRA: 6,6 yellows per game (2 rounds observed)
ITA: 5 yellows per game (1 round observed)
TUR: 4,8 yellows per game (2 rounds observed)
POR: 4,6 yellows per game (2 rounds observed)
FRA: 3,55 yellows per game (2 rounds observed)
HOL: 3,3 yellows per game (2 rounds observed)
GER: 3,15 yellows per game (2 rounds observed)
ENG: 2,75 yellows per game (2 rounds observed)
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