red cards

Referee's expulsion signals

Red cards are penalties issued by referees in soccer and some other sports, ejecting a player from the game for serious fouls or misconduct.

A player who receives a red card must leave the field immediately and cannot be replaced: He got a red card for that tackle.

Two yellow cards in the same match trigger an automatic red card.

The term extends figuratively to any decisive rejection or disqualification.

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foul · professional foul · last man · infraction · expulsion · sendoff · dismissal · VAR · sanction · offense · violent conduct · consequence · yellows · sportsmanship · violations · whistle · warning · rule enforcement

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severity of disciplinary action in sports

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Official match warnings

cautions · warnings · bookings · minor infractions · technical fouls

player status/standing in a match

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good conduct · man of the match · commendations

player status outcome

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Absence of prior offenses

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