Red card (sports)

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This article is about red cards in sports. For other uses, see red card.

In sports, a red card is a penalty card that is shown after a rules infraction. The actual penalty depends upon the sport. Some sports also use yellow cards for less serious offenses or warnings, while a few also use black cards for very serious infractions.

[edit] Usage by sport

• In football (soccer), a red card is issued as punishment for serious misconduct and results in that player being sent off. The red card can be either a straight red (gross misconduct) or be a result of two yellow cards in the same match.
• In fencing, a red card is issued as punishment for a variety of rules infractions and results in a point for the opponent.
• In mixed martial arts promotion PRIDE, a red card is issued as punishment and results in a 10% deduction of the guilty fighter's fight purse (only used when fights are conducted under PRIDE's Bushido rules).
• In many other sports, a red card is issued as a penalty and results in expulsion from the game.