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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Predictably though, the challenge earns a yellow card from former Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg.
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Emile Nuh, CNN Money, 22 May 2026
Zanovelli gave Neymar a yellow card for refusing to accept the substitution.
—ABC News, 17 May 2026
McGlynn was booked for a yellow card in the fourth minute of stoppage time.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
McGlynn was booked for a yellow card in the fourth minute of stoppage time.
—CBS News, 10 May 2026
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Emile Nuh, CNN Money, 22 May 2026
Zanovelli gave Neymar a yellow card for refusing to accept the substitution.
—ABC News, 17 May 2026
McGlynn was booked for a yellow card in the fourth minute of stoppage time.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
McGlynn was booked for a yellow card in the fourth minute of stoppage time.
—CBS News, 10 May 2026
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“Yellow card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yellow%20card. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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