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

Examples of red card in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Nick Quiroz set up the free kick by getting a red card for a serious foul. —Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Apr. 2026

With McVey having been booked in the first half, he was shown the red card — his third of 2026. —Kyle Kensing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026

Lille dominated after that red card, with left back Romain Perraud and Fernandez-Pardo scoring before veteran striker Olivier Giroud added a late penalty. —ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026

The Argentine is a possible Barca target in this summer’s transfer window — and showed his value both with the excellent pass leading to the red card, and then the exquisite free kick to put Atletico in control of the tie at the quarter-mark. —Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for red card

• asgard
• backyard
• barnyard
• blackguard
• bombard
• brickyard
• canard
• churchyard
• coastguard
• courtyard
• debarred
• diehard