yellow card
noun
soccer
: a yellow card that a referee holds in the air to indicate that a player has broken the rules of the game and is being officially warned
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At times, after the referee makes what Richard Harper considers a bad call, the super fan pulls out a homemade yellow card.
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Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2024
Aside from Saka’s opener and Leandro Trossard’s equalizer to make it 2-2, one of the loudest moments of the night came early in the second half when Kane was shown a yellow card for catching Gabriel with his arm, with many fans inside the stadium waving imaginary red cards towards the pitch.
—Matias Grez, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
Diallo received a second yellow card and was sent off after removing his shirt in celebration, but he will almost certainly be forgiven after his late-game heroics.
—Sam Joseph, CNN, 17 Mar. 2024
Egypt finished the game with 10 players when defender Mohamed Hamdy was sent off in the first period of extra time with his second yellow card for a late challenge on Simon Banza.
—CiarÁn Fahey, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2024
The referee, Stuart Attwell, showed Holgate a yellow card.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2024
Messi drew the opportunity when he was taken down by Pablo Ruiz on a drive downfield resulting in Ruiz drawing the game’s first yellow card.
—Andre Fernandez, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2024
Madrid right back Dani Carvajal, who entered the match in the 75th, was sent off deep into stoppage time with a second yellow card.
—Tales Azzoni, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2024
In soccer, there’s players acting when tripped to fake injury to convince the official to issue a yellow card.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2024
Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2024
Aside from Saka’s opener and Leandro Trossard’s equalizer to make it 2-2, one of the loudest moments of the night came early in the second half when Kane was shown a yellow card for catching Gabriel with his arm, with many fans inside the stadium waving imaginary red cards towards the pitch.
—Matias Grez, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
Diallo received a second yellow card and was sent off after removing his shirt in celebration, but he will almost certainly be forgiven after his late-game heroics.
—Sam Joseph, CNN, 17 Mar. 2024
Egypt finished the game with 10 players when defender Mohamed Hamdy was sent off in the first period of extra time with his second yellow card for a late challenge on Simon Banza.
—CiarÁn Fahey, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2024
The referee, Stuart Attwell, showed Holgate a yellow card.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2024
Messi drew the opportunity when he was taken down by Pablo Ruiz on a drive downfield resulting in Ruiz drawing the game’s first yellow card.
—Andre Fernandez, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2024
Madrid right back Dani Carvajal, who entered the match in the 75th, was sent off deep into stoppage time with a second yellow card.
—Tales Azzoni, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2024
In soccer, there’s players acting when tripped to fake injury to convince the official to issue a yellow card.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2024
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