{"id":1346,"date":"2026-06-01T06:39:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T10:39:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/?page_id=1346"},"modified":"2026-06-01T06:41:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T10:41:56","slug":"champions-league-yellow-cards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/champions-league-yellow-cards\/","title":{"rendered":"Champions League yellow cards 2025-26"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Champions League yellow cards tracker records every booking in the 2025-26 tournament, ranking the most cautioned players across Europe&#8217;s top club competition.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Discipline matters in the Champions League, where yellow card accumulation across rounds can lead to suspensions at the worst possible time. The table below updates after every matchday. <strong>The 2025-26 <a href=\"\/us\/champions-league\/\">Champions League<\/a> booking ledger is locked. Season complete.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2025-26-champions-league-players-with-most-bookings\">2025-26 Champions League Players With Most Bookings<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"vcsw-sports-widgets shortcode vcsw-stats-cards\" id=\"stats_cards-1\"><script type=\"application\/json\">{\"sports_type\":\"football\",\"widget_type\":\"stats\",\"display_mode\":\"table\",\"competition\":\"683e57bb2febbf834dbca6d5\",\"cards\":[{\"stats\":[{\"value\":\"Yellow Cards\",\"label\":\"Yellow Cards\"}],\"entity\":\"members\",\"participant\":\"\"}],\"top_count\":10,\"full_list\":\"true\",\"participant\":\"\"}<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2025-26-champions-league-teams-with-most-bookings\">2025-26 Champions League Teams With Most Bookings<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"vcsw-sports-widgets shortcode vcsw-stats-cards\" id=\"stats_cards-2\"><script type=\"application\/json\">{\"sports_type\":\"football\",\"widget_type\":\"stats\",\"display_mode\":\"table\",\"competition\":\"683e57bb2febbf834dbca6d5\",\"cards\":[{\"stats\":[{\"value\":\"Yellow Cards\",\"label\":\"Yellow Cards\"}],\"entity\":\"participants\",\"participant\":\"\"}],\"top_count\":10,\"full_list\":\"true\",\"participant\":\"\"}<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-champions-league-suspension-rules\">Champions League Suspension Rules<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A player who receives three yellow cards in a single campaign is suspended for one match, though the yellow card counter resets after the quarter-finals. 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He is followed by Sergio Busquets (24 yellows in 129 appearances) and Arturo Vidal (24 yellows in 83 appearances).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>More <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/champions-league-stats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Champions League Stats<\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/champions-league-top-scorers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Champions League Top Scorers<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/champions-league-assist-leaders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Champions League Assist Leaders<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/champions-league-clean-sheets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Champions League Clean Sheets<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/champions-league-red-cards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Champions League Red Cards<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/champions-league-shot-stats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Champions League Shots &amp; Attacking Stats<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/champions-league-most-appearances\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Champions League Most Appearances<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Champions League yellow cards tracker records every booking in the 2025-26 tournament, ranking the most cautioned players across Europe&#8217;s top club competition. 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