red card

 

red card (plural red cards)

1. (sports) A card displayed by the referee when a player is sent off for a serious infringement of the rules.

   In the 1994 FIFA World Cup, Argentine player Diego Maradona was given a red card for striking a US player Tab Ramos.

   • 2010 December 29, Mark Vesty, “Wigan 2 - 2 Arsenal”, in BBC‎^[1]:

     An off the ball incident led to N'Zogbia confronting Wilshere before leaning his head into the Englishman and giving referee Lee Probert no choice but to show the red card.

2. (colloquial) Any official instructions to vacate an area.

   I hoped to park in the members' area but the attendant showed me the red card.

• yellow card
• green card
• blue card

• → Japanese: レッドカード (reddo kādo)
• → Korean: 레드카드 (redeukadeu)

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