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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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

Initially a yellow card, Barton turned to video again before upgrading it to red. —Steven Goff, Washington Post, 28 June 2024

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