red card

noun

soccer
: a red card that a referee holds in the air to indicate that a player who has broken the rules of the game will not be allowed to continue playing

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Giuliano Simeone scored an 85th-minute equalizer for Atletico, which played a man down from the 76th because of a red card for Robin Le Normand. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026 Toronto defender Walker Zimmerman was suspended for the Miami game after receiving a straight red card early in the second half against Charlotte. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 23 Aug. 2026 After video reviews by the referee, presented in slow motion, Balogun received a red card during the USMNT’s round-of-32 victory, which ordinarily would have ruled the striker out of the subsequent game against Belgium. — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Star winger Anders Dreyer will be held out after he was shown a red card in the final minutes of last weekend’s 1-0 win over LAFC. — Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for red card

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“Red card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20card. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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