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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In fact, Mount’s petulance was a way to distract the referee from Fernandes’s antics and take a late yellow card on his captain’s behalf.
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Carl Anka, New York Times, 26 May 2026
Luca Bombino was booked for a second yellow card five minutes later to leave San Diego short-handed.
—ABC News, 24 May 2026
Predictably though, the challenge earns a yellow card from former Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg.
—Emile Nuh, CNN Money, 22 May 2026
McGlynn was booked for a yellow card in the fourth minute of stoppage time.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
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Carl Anka, New York Times, 26 May 2026
Luca Bombino was booked for a second yellow card five minutes later to leave San Diego short-handed.
—ABC News, 24 May 2026
Predictably though, the challenge earns a yellow card from former Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg.
—Emile Nuh, CNN Money, 22 May 2026
McGlynn was booked for a yellow card in the fourth minute of stoppage time.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
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“Yellow card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yellow%20card. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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