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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Arteta is set to watch the game against Southampton on Sunday from the stands after picking up his third yellow card of the season and a touchline ban against Newcastle.
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Sam Joseph, New York Times, 21 May 2025
The play drew a yellow card and left Mangel bleeding all over her jersey.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 21 May 2025
He was initially shown a yellow card by referee Peter Bankes, but after being sent to the monitor for an on-field review by the video assistant referee (VAR), the booking was upgraded to a straight red card for serious foul play, which would have carried with it a three-match ban.
—Nnamdi Onyeagwara, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Declan Rice tripped him from behind to earn a yellow card.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
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Sam Joseph, New York Times, 21 May 2025
The play drew a yellow card and left Mangel bleeding all over her jersey.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 21 May 2025
He was initially shown a yellow card by referee Peter Bankes, but after being sent to the monitor for an on-field review by the video assistant referee (VAR), the booking was upgraded to a straight red card for serious foul play, which would have carried with it a three-match ban.
—Nnamdi Onyeagwara, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Declan Rice tripped him from behind to earn a yellow card.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Yellow card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yellow%20card. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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