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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There was also a yellow card against U.S. Samantha Coffey. 4d ago / 12:23 PM PDT Copied Share All-American fencing final Raquel Coronell Uribe Today's fencing final in foil between the USA's Lauren Scruggs and Lee Kiefer has assured the U.S. a silver and a gold medal. —NBC News, 29 July 2024

Ronaldo let his annoyance get the better of him after claiming he should have been awarded a penalty for having his shirt pulled, resulting in yellow card for dissent. —Matias Grez, CNN, 26 June 2024

Carrie Lawrence picked up a second yellow card in the 42nd minute after fouling Chawinga, putting the Pride down a player for the rest of the match. —Staff and Wire Reports, Orlando Sentinel, 7 July 2024

The only downside of the evening came in the fourth minute when midfielder metronome Sam Coffey picked up an early yellow card which will rule her out of her team’s game in the quarterfinals. —Ben Morse, CNN, 31 July 2024