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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Declan Rice tripped him from behind to earn a yellow card.
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Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
With extra time looming, Lyon’s chances of progressing were dented when Tolisso was sent off for a second yellow card, but that did little to quell the French side’s ambition.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
Messi brought the stadium back to life in the 31st minute, scoring on a lightning quick free kick, but it was nullified because the head referee had not officially re-started play after the yellow card that led to the kick.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
Madrid were angered by a decision in that game to award Espanyol defender Carlos Romero a yellow card for a 60th-minute challenge on Kylian Mbappe, which was not upgraded to a red card by VAR.
—Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
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Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
With extra time looming, Lyon’s chances of progressing were dented when Tolisso was sent off for a second yellow card, but that did little to quell the French side’s ambition.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
Messi brought the stadium back to life in the 31st minute, scoring on a lightning quick free kick, but it was nullified because the head referee had not officially re-started play after the yellow card that led to the kick.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
Madrid were angered by a decision in that game to award Espanyol defender Carlos Romero a yellow card for a 60th-minute challenge on Kylian Mbappe, which was not upgraded to a red card by VAR.
—Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
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“Yellow card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yellow%20card. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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