red-card
Pitch off signal
To red-card someone is to eject them from a soccer match by showing a red card, the referee's signal for serious fouls or accumulated offenses.
The term extends to any decisive dismissal or disqualification: The committee red-carded his proposal before he finished presenting it.
As a noun, a red card is the card itself or the act of receiving one.
Farewell gathering or party
- refereeSports rule enforcer
- foulOffensive or illegal
- bookingAdvance arrangement secured
- VARRemote match officiating
dismissal · ejection · suspension · misconduct · dissent · handball · offside · tackle
Approval or punitive measure
- punishmentPenalty for an offense
- expulsionForced permanent removal
- banishmentForced removal from place
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
consequence · forfeit · discipline · enforcement · deterrent · removal · disqualification · suspension
send-off
Farewell gathering or party
VAR · dismissal · ejection · suspension · misconduct · dissent · handball · offside · tackle · simulation
sanction
Approval or punitive measure
- punishmentPenalty for an offense
- expulsionForced permanent removal
- banishmentForced removal from place
exclusion · consequence · forfeit · discipline · enforcement · deterrent · removal · disqualification · suspension · prohibition
signal
Message-conveying cue
admonition · rebuke · reprimand · censure · reproof · ultimatum
red-cardcaution
Careful attention to risk
warning · yellow-card · yellow card · verbal warning · reprieve
red-cardcommendation
Formal expression of approval
man of the match · sportsmanship award · clean sheet · praise · approval
red, card, reds, redder, reddest, redden, reddened, reddening, reddish