red card
noun
soccer
: a red card that a referee holds in the air to indicate that a player who has broken the rules of the game will not be allowed to continue playing
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Backup goalkeeper Pablo Sisniega started Saturday but got a straight red card in the 79th minute, forcing 19-year-old Duran Ferree into an unscheduled MLS debut.
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Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2025
Referee Tony Harrington showed Gueye a red card and the midfielder was sent back to the locker room.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 24 Nov. 2025
City is once again without middleman Rodri, while Dan Burn will be suspended for Newcastle following his red card in defeat to Brentford a fortnight ago.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Nov. 2025
Never mind the red card shown to Denmark’s Rasmus Kristensen.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
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Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2025
Referee Tony Harrington showed Gueye a red card and the midfielder was sent back to the locker room.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 24 Nov. 2025
City is once again without middleman Rodri, while Dan Burn will be suspended for Newcastle following his red card in defeat to Brentford a fortnight ago.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Nov. 2025
Never mind the red card shown to Denmark’s Rasmus Kristensen.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
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“Red card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20card. Accessed 11 Dec. 2025.
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