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 substitute was later sent off for a second yellow card, though the game was destined for a penalty shootout at that point. George Ramsay, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025 Trezeguet could receive behind the Miami midfield and drive at the defence, until Aviles cynically stopped the counter-attack, for which he was shown a yellow card. Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 16 June 2025 James received a yellow card, and Ordaz went into concussion protocol. Alan Cole, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025 Because the play resulted in a second yellow card, and not a straight red card, there was no VAR review. Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for yellow card

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“Yellow card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yellow%20card. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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