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

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The match was scoreless until the hour mark, when Cameroon was reduced to 10 men after André Kana-Biyik was shown a red card. — Tushaar Kuthiala, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 June 2026

The red card to Almirón, who plays for Atlanta United in the MLS, was the first given in history for covering his mouth while talking to an opponent, a rule implemented to avoid racial abuse on the field. — Gabriel Sama, Mercury News, 21 June 2026

Barton went to video review and quickly ruled that Almirón would be given a red card. — Olivia Shalhoup, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026

So Ngoy reached out and grabbed the Iranian by the shirt, pulling him to the ground and earning a red card for his trouble, leaving Belgium to play the final half-hour down a man. — Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026

Rhymes for red card

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