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 play was initially deemed a yellow card, but after a review, it was upgraded to a red card because Sonis came sliding in with the bottom of her cleat in the air.
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Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
Mascherano was then ejected in stoppage time after arguing a foul call against one of his players, earning a yellow card, then a second for continuing to protest.
—Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 15 Mar. 2026
Prop Ellis Genge was sin-binned for collapsing a maul — England's eighth yellow card in the tournament — and France was awarded a penalty try.
—ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
Bianca St-Georges was given a second yellow card around the 75-minute mark.
—Riley Rourke, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
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Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
Mascherano was then ejected in stoppage time after arguing a foul call against one of his players, earning a yellow card, then a second for continuing to protest.
—Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 15 Mar. 2026
Prop Ellis Genge was sin-binned for collapsing a maul — England's eighth yellow card in the tournament — and France was awarded a penalty try.
—ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
Bianca St-Georges was given a second yellow card around the 75-minute mark.
—Riley Rourke, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
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“Yellow card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yellow%20card. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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