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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More free pizza, even without a red card The giveaway isn’t limited to the World Cup.
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Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Banda’s deficit-cutting goal came just 15 minutes after Orlando’s Angelina was sent off for pulling Delanie Sheehan’s hair during a tackle, which is by default a straight red card in the NWSL.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 17 May 2026
Yohei Takaoka was shown a red card in the 64th minute and Vancouver played a man down the rest of the way.
—ABC News, 16 May 2026
Former Angel City head coach and current Wave assistant Becki Tweed led the club with Jonas Eidevall suspended because of a red card in last week’s 1-0 home loss to Bay FC.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
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Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Banda’s deficit-cutting goal came just 15 minutes after Orlando’s Angelina was sent off for pulling Delanie Sheehan’s hair during a tackle, which is by default a straight red card in the NWSL.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 17 May 2026
Yohei Takaoka was shown a red card in the 64th minute and Vancouver played a man down the rest of the way.
—ABC News, 16 May 2026
Former Angel City head coach and current Wave assistant Becki Tweed led the club with Jonas Eidevall suspended because of a red card in last week’s 1-0 home loss to Bay FC.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
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“Red card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20card. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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