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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Stupid red card against Southampton in the League Cup. Tim Spiers, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025 Malanda’s red card for denying a goal-scoring opportunity transformed a routine home victory into a devastating 4-1 collapse, ending Charlotte FC’s hopes of maintaining their fortress-like dominance with two crucial regular-season matches remaining. Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2025 Shapi Suleymanov picked up a straight red card in the dying minutes of the game. Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025 Atlético Madrid manager Diego Simeone was shown a red card at the end of his team’s 3-2 Champions League defeat to Liverpool on Wednesday, after a heated exchange with fans behind the dugout. Ben Church, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for red card

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“Red card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20card. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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