Definition:
The playing-card sized card held up by the referee to signal that a player has been sent from the field. The player’s team must play the remainder of the match with 10 men.
A red card can be given for:
- Serious foul play (a violent foul)
- Violent conduct (any other act of violence)
- Spitting at anyone
- A deliberate handling offense to deny an obvious goal-scoring opportunity by any player other than a goalkeeper in his own penalty area
- Committing a professional foul - an offence that denies an opponent an obvious goal-scoring opportunity
- Using offensive, insulting or abusive language or gestures
- Receiving a second yellow card in one match
