World record: Soccer player sent off after 3 seconds

A player with English minor league club Chippenham Town has set a record for the fastest-red card in senior football when he was sent off for a wild tackle three seconds after kickoff.

However the amateur record is two sceonds, when English amateur player, Lee Todd, was sent off when he responded to the referee's whistle to start the game by saying "xxxx me, that was loud" and was dismissed for foul and abusive language.

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