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 playmaker was initially shown a yellow card in the 83rd minute by referee Darren England for protesting about Niclas Fullkrug’s foul on Liverpool’s Dominik Szoboszlai.
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Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025
Weigandt was shown a yellow card in the 22nd minute.
—Miami Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
And Pilcher, in protecting the 1-0 lead, denied the visitors a fastbreak near midfield by smartly taking down a player, well worth the yellow card.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2025
Both teams had a couple of chances on goal up until the halftime whistle as well as a yellow card for each team.
—Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
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Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025
Weigandt was shown a yellow card in the 22nd minute.
—Miami Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
And Pilcher, in protecting the 1-0 lead, denied the visitors a fastbreak near midfield by smartly taking down a player, well worth the yellow card.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2025
Both teams had a couple of chances on goal up until the halftime whistle as well as a yellow card for each team.
—Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
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“Yellow card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yellow%20card. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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