yellow card

American  

noun

• yellow cards
  plural

1. Soccer. a yellow card shown by the referee to a player being cautioned for a violation.

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yellow card British  

noun

1. a card of a yellow colour displayed by a referee to indicate that a player has been officially cautioned for some offence

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verb

1. (tr) to caution (a player) officially for some offence

adjective

1. serving as a warning; intended to warn

   a yellow card system is in place

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• yellow cards
  plural

Example Sentences

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yellow card

"To be violent conduct, it has to have excessive force or brutality. When you look at that, particularly in full speed, it doesn't have those elements. So therefore, this would be a yellow card offence."

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Had the game nous to halt the home side's momentum, even at the expense of a yellow card.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

Lucas Sanabria received his second yellow card and was sent off, leaving the L.A. team with 10 players for the entire second half.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

Fernández had been booked minutes earlier for dissent, and the second yellow card led to his expulsion, forcing Argentina to finish shorthanded.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

Fornatee shouted at the referee in protest and drew a yellow card, to cheers from the Phoenix sideline.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John