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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The first of three games in seven days will begin without Bouanga, who is suspended for one match due to yellow card accumulation.
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Josh Gross, Daily News, 10 May 2026
In the 17th minute, Bay FC defender Aldana Cometti was given a yellow card for fouling San Diego forward Ludmila in the penalty area.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
Andrada was given his second yellow card of the match at the time.
—Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Kombouaré’s team pushed hard for an equalizer but had team captain Pierre Lees-Melou sent off late with his second yellow card after reacting badly to his first.
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
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Josh Gross, Daily News, 10 May 2026
In the 17th minute, Bay FC defender Aldana Cometti was given a yellow card for fouling San Diego forward Ludmila in the penalty area.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
Andrada was given his second yellow card of the match at the time.
—Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Kombouaré’s team pushed hard for an equalizer but had team captain Pierre Lees-Melou sent off late with his second yellow card after reacting badly to his first.
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Yellow card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yellow%20card. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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