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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Midfielder Sam Coffey, who missed the quarterfinals after yellow card accumulation, returned against Germany. Anne M. Peterson, The Denver Post, 6 Aug. 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for yellow card 

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“Yellow card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yellow%20card. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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