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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In the 60th minute, Seattle’s Cristian Roldan brought Puig down with a heavy tackle just outside the Sounders’ penalty area, drawing a yellow card and leaving Puig writhing on the ground and clutching his left knee. —

Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024 She was led away by her City team-mates before receiving a yellow card from referee Silvia Gasperotti. —

Callum Davis, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for yellow card