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

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Rodrygo pulled one back with a converted free kick after Barca 'keeper Wojciech Szczesny was shown a straight red card for raising his studs to Mbappe just outside the 18-yarder. —

Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025 City had already won the title, were reduced to 10 men after 10 minutes by a red card for Joao Cancelo, and the stadium was three-quarters empty because of Covid-19 restrictions. —

Andy Naylor, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024 Then, at half-time, Jason Tindall, Newcastle’s assistant head coach and irritant-in-chief, was also shown a red card, as was Victor Manas, Villa’s first-team analyst, after a fracas in the tunnel. —

George Caulkin, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024 Making matters worse for Cruz Azul is the fact that Jorge Sanchez got a red card in the 34th minute, leaving him suspended for the second leg on Saturday night. —

Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for red card