When you consider that van Persie likely didn't hear the referee due to the over 90,000 screaming fans, a red card probably shouldn't have been called.

It was a big deal alright, but Rooney's red pales in comparison with 10 on this list. Here are the 10 most infamous red cards in football history.

Red cards for diving, no more throw-ins and an end to 3pm blackout – top 20 things football fans want to see revealed Scroll down to see the full list Henry Tomlinson, Freelance Sports Reporter ...

He also did the artwork for the Goal Line Art football cards, creating more than 300 original renditions of Hall of Famers for a collection spanning from 1989 to 2016.