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red card

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red card
n.
A red-colored card shown by a referee to a player, especially in soccer, to indicate that the player is being ejected from the game.

red-card (rdkärd) v.

red card Sport
n
(General Sporting Terms) a card of a red colour displayed by a referee to indicate that a player has been sent off
vb red-card
(General Sporting Terms) (tr) to send off (a player)


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The referee may award a free kick (direct or indirect) against the offending team, he may choose to caution the offending player and award a yellow card, or he may take the extreme step of sending off the offending player with a red card if the misconduct is judged to be egregious enough.
SHOW Racism the Red Card was set up 13 years ago to try to promote racial harmony within the game - and as a result in wider society - through education.
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