Match that Mexes - are these the 'best' sending offs in history?

The veteran French stopper grabbed Lazio skipper Stefano Mauri by the throat during a Serie A match and was dismissed for his pretty spectacular reaction.

But how does his sending off rate in the game’s great dismissals? We’ve compiled a few of them below

The one where the ref dispenses a bit of street justice himself

The ref actually punches a player after awarding a penalty and then proceeds to kick another player in the backside himself before whipping out his red card again.

The one where the player gets sent off for stopping a pitch invader

The where 12 players see red

Last year, the match between Deportivo Roca vs Cipolletti was called off after off midway through the second half after a mass brawl saw the referee hand out 12 red cards. Yes, that's 12 red cards.

The one where Javier Mascherano loses the rag 

The Argentina and Barcelona star was sent off in 2013for actually kicking the driver of a medical buggy as Argentina were held to a 1-1 draw in Ecuador.