red card

American

noun

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

red card British

noun

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

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verb

(tr) to send off (a player)

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Example Sentences

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Players are sent off for tackles that would barely have raised an eyebrow, never mind a red card, a generation ago.

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A controversial red card in both of those games, of course, but the performances were still a mile off what Celtic used to be.

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However, the problem for the former Bournemouth and Newcastle defender was that instead of his second yellow card being chalked off, it was upgraded to a straight red card.

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A clumsy collision with opposite number Kyle Steyn while contesting a high ball in the Scotland defeat earned Arundell a 20-minute red card and cost England dear.

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If the opponent is shown a yellow or red card the injured player does not need to stay off.

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