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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Madrid were angered by a decision from on-field referee Alejandro Muniz Ruiz to show Espanyol defender Carlos Romero a yellow card for a 60th-minute challenge on Kylian Mbappe that was not overturned by VAR official Javier Iglesias Villanueva.
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Guillermo Rai, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
As Wolves defender Matt Doherty looked to counterattack, Lewis-Skelly flicked out his foot and tripped his opponent near the edge of the Wolves penalty area, a type of challenge typically shown a yellow card.
—Matias Grez, CNN, 27 Jan. 2025
In a moment of madness, however, Marc Casado picked up a cheap second yellow card which led to his dismissal, with the hosts then equalizing with two strikes in two minutes.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
Erickson felt that since so few teams were near the yellow card limit, there doesn’t seem to be a need for change.
—Danny Ventura, Boston Herald, 21 Jan. 2025
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Guillermo Rai, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
As Wolves defender Matt Doherty looked to counterattack, Lewis-Skelly flicked out his foot and tripped his opponent near the edge of the Wolves penalty area, a type of challenge typically shown a yellow card.
—Matias Grez, CNN, 27 Jan. 2025
In a moment of madness, however, Marc Casado picked up a cheap second yellow card which led to his dismissal, with the hosts then equalizing with two strikes in two minutes.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
Erickson felt that since so few teams were near the yellow card limit, there doesn’t seem to be a need for change.
—Danny Ventura, Boston Herald, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Yellow card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yellow%20card. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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