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yellow card

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yellow card
n.
A yellow-colored card shown by a referee to a player, especially in soccer, to indicate that the player has committed a flagrant foul. Being shown two yellow cards results in ejection from the game.

yellow-card (yl-cârd) v.

yellow card Sport
n
(General Sporting Terms) a card of a yellow colour displayed by a referee to indicate that a player has been officially cautioned for some offence
vb yellow-card
(General Sporting Terms) (tr) to caution (a player) officially for some offence
adj
serving as a warning; intended to warn a yellow card system is in place


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If a referee has awarded a yellow card to one team, he becomes more likely than he would otherwise have been to award the next yellow card to the other team.
The Blues defended their position after the Danish official claimed the club had said they would "not be so excited" if one of their players on a yellow card got another booking.
But the Chelsea and England captain claimed that even Reina did not think his challenge warranted a yellow card from Danish referee Claus Bo Larsen.
 
 
 
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