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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On the half-hour mark the referee awarded Rodrigo Battaglia of Atlético Mineiro a yellow card for bringing down Igor Jesus on the break. —

Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024 He was shown his first yellow card in the second minute but escaped another for a strong challenge on Iago Aspas that infuriated the home crowd. —

Laia Cervelló Herrero, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024 Midfielder Sam Coffey, who missed the quarterfinals after yellow card accumulation, returned against Germany. —

Anne M. Peterson, The Denver Post, 6 Aug. 2024 Their win rate with him sits at 76%, though their loss rate is similar at 18%, and they have only been shown one red card, for a second yellow card to Clement Lenglet in a 3-2 win over Real Betis in 2020. —

Sam Leveridge, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for yellow card