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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Both teams had a couple of chances on goal up until the halftime whistle as well as a yellow card for each team.
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Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Konate earned a yellow card for one rash tackle and could not deal with Mateta’s physicality.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Center back Maxi Falcon was suspended for the game due to yellow card accumulation.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
Midfielder Asamoah, 31, collided headfirst with an LED advertising panel after being shoved by opponent Zhang Zhixiong, who was given a yellow card, according to the BBC.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
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Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Konate earned a yellow card for one rash tackle and could not deal with Mateta’s physicality.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Center back Maxi Falcon was suspended for the game due to yellow card accumulation.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
Midfielder Asamoah, 31, collided headfirst with an LED advertising panel after being shoved by opponent Zhang Zhixiong, who was given a yellow card, according to the BBC.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Yellow card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yellow%20card. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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