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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What if Taylor’s on-pitch verdict was a yellow card?
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Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2026
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
On Monday after the no-call on Ragen, Loons goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair was issued a yellow card for dissent for a verbal exchange with Da Silva.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 28 Oct. 2025
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Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2026
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
On Monday after the no-call on Ragen, Loons goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair was issued a yellow card for dissent for a verbal exchange with Da Silva.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Yellow card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yellow%20card. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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