red card
noun
soccer
: a red card that a referee holds in the air to indicate that a player who has broken the rules of the game will not be allowed to continue playing
Examples of red card in a Sentence
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Major League Soccer deserves a straight red card for its handling of the officials’ lockout, which will enter its second month this weekend.
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
Chances to score were at a premium in the opening exchanges, with tempers flaring between both teams as the game wore on – Georgia’s substitute goalkeeper Giorgi Loria was even shown a red card moments before half-time as both benches ran onto the pitch when a scuffle broke out.
—Ben Church, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
Next, Bayern Munich arrived in Rome for a Champions League clash with Lazio and, thanks to a Dayot Upamecano red card, succumbed to a 0-1 defeat.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
Sporting a 1-0 lead late and with Ivory Coast down a player due to a red card, Mali was mere ticks of the clock away from upsetting the hosts and advancing.
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2024
Minutes late Nicolette Hernández was given a red card for breaking up an obvious goal-scoring opportunity, leaving Mexico short-handed with an hour left to play.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
Equatorial Guinea defender Federico Bikoro was shown a straight red card in the 55th for kicking Bayo while attempting a clearance.
—CiarÁn Fahey, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2024
Nigeria reached the final after a chaotic semifinal win over South Africa that included a goal overturned by VAR, two penalty-kick goals (including a 90th-minute equalizer by South Africa), a red card and ultimately a penalty shootout.
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2024
Later, with just minutes left on the clock, Gotham goalie Mandy Haught got a red card, so midfielder Nealy Martin had to step in and guard the net while OL Reign took a free kick that could have tied the score.
—Rachel Wilkerson Miller, SELF, 23 Jan. 2024
Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
Chances to score were at a premium in the opening exchanges, with tempers flaring between both teams as the game wore on – Georgia’s substitute goalkeeper Giorgi Loria was even shown a red card moments before half-time as both benches ran onto the pitch when a scuffle broke out.
—Ben Church, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
Next, Bayern Munich arrived in Rome for a Champions League clash with Lazio and, thanks to a Dayot Upamecano red card, succumbed to a 0-1 defeat.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
Sporting a 1-0 lead late and with Ivory Coast down a player due to a red card, Mali was mere ticks of the clock away from upsetting the hosts and advancing.
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2024
Minutes late Nicolette Hernández was given a red card for breaking up an obvious goal-scoring opportunity, leaving Mexico short-handed with an hour left to play.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
Equatorial Guinea defender Federico Bikoro was shown a straight red card in the 55th for kicking Bayo while attempting a clearance.
—CiarÁn Fahey, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2024
Nigeria reached the final after a chaotic semifinal win over South Africa that included a goal overturned by VAR, two penalty-kick goals (including a 90th-minute equalizer by South Africa), a red card and ultimately a penalty shootout.
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2024
Later, with just minutes left on the clock, Gotham goalie Mandy Haught got a red card, so midfielder Nealy Martin had to step in and guard the net while OL Reign took a free kick that could have tied the score.
—Rachel Wilkerson Miller, SELF, 23 Jan. 2024
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“Red card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20card. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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