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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With Eddie Segura forced to sit out due to yellow card accumulation, Dos Santos called on Kenny Nielsen.
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Josh Gross, Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
Andrada was given his second yellow card of the match at the time.
—Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Kombouaré’s team pushed hard for an equalizer but had team captain Pierre Lees-Melou sent off late with his second yellow card after reacting badly to his first.
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
Midfielder Telasco Segovia was also suspended due to yellow card accumulation.
—Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
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Josh Gross, Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
Andrada was given his second yellow card of the match at the time.
—Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Kombouaré’s team pushed hard for an equalizer but had team captain Pierre Lees-Melou sent off late with his second yellow card after reacting badly to his first.
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
Midfielder Telasco Segovia was also suspended due to yellow card accumulation.
—Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Yellow card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yellow%20card. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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