Whoops-a-daisy! Clos Gómez has hardly featured on our pages in the couple of years that he has been refereeing at the top level. But he certainly made a name for himself this weekend, coming from nowhere to top our chart after smashing the record books with fifteen yellow cards and six reds!

Clos (who also refereed the midweek game between Osasuna and Sevilla) was in charge of the local derby between Atlético Madrid and Getafe, not particularly known as a high risk fixture. And with the professional Javier Aguirre and gentlemanly Michael Laudrup to calm things down nobody expected too many problems. But it seemed that there were yellow cards for everything including sneezing, coughing and farting (alright, that is a bookable offence!), and before too long Agüero, Licht, Abbondanzieri and Reyes were off the field.

Physical trainer Iribarren and goalkeeping coach Bastón followed for protesting, and the Guiness Book of Records officials will be viewing the video in order to make a late entry in this Christmas's edition. We will certainly be keeping an eye out for the man in the future! (11.12.07)