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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Marks was given a yellow card on the play and had to go off.
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Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2025
Moments before half-time Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhães was shown a yellow card for a hefty elbow on James Rodríguez.
—Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Redondo went in for Bright, who was on a yellow card, Ruiz replaced Segovia, Taylor replaced Allende, and in the 82nd minute Morales replaced Busquets and Afonso went in for Suarez.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
Moments before, the reigning league MVP had been given a yellow card after a heated exchange with the referee.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
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Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2025
Moments before half-time Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhães was shown a yellow card for a hefty elbow on James Rodríguez.
—Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Redondo went in for Bright, who was on a yellow card, Ruiz replaced Segovia, Taylor replaced Allende, and in the 82nd minute Morales replaced Busquets and Afonso went in for Suarez.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
Moments before, the reigning league MVP had been given a yellow card after a heated exchange with the referee.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Yellow card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yellow%20card. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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