red card

American  

noun

1. Soccer. a red card shown by the referee to a player being sent off the field for a flagrant violation.

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red card British  

noun

1. a card of a red colour displayed by a referee to indicate that a player has been sent off

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verb

1. (tr) to send off (a player)

Example Sentences

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red card

"We need to educate people because it is not normal to talk like this. I understand that if I get a red card, you can be disappointed, but you cannot say these things."

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

For Barton, the red card illustrates something he believes the public still misunderstands: VAR does not eliminate the need for the referee to interpret the rules.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

It was an unprecedented move by Fifa's disciplinary committee, with Trump saying he had personally called Infantino asking for the red card to be reviewed.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

The same was true during the tournament, right down to the moment Infantino took a call from Trump asking him to review an automatic one-game suspension following a red card for U.S. striker Folarin Balogun.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

“In soccer you get shown the red card and you’re out of the game!”

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling