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

Red card confusion & contentious calls - VAR's 'bad day at office'

From BBC

Foden was unable to continue after the incident, which left England defender Harry Maguire bewildered how it had not warranted a red card.

From BBC

If you break twice, it's a red card and you're out.

From BBC

João Klauss scores, but the Galaxy fail to find the net again after Kamal Miller draws a red card in the first half of a 1-1 draw with Portland.

From Los Angeles Times

On that decision, the Premier League match centre said: "The referee's call of penalty and red card for Maguire for the denial of an obvious goal scoring opportunity was checked and confirmed by VAR - with it deemed to be a holding offence with no attempt to challenge for the ball."

From BBC