Ever you wonder, what does a yellow card mean in soccer? if this is you, today you’re in luck as in this article I am going to explain what does it mean and how it can affect a player who receives it.
What Does a Yellow Card Mean in soccer?
Along with the red card, the yellow card is a penalty in a soccer match. The yellow card penalty is heavier than the warning and is lighter than the red card penalty.
The yellow card is valid to warn players playing on the field, the substitute player, or the player who has been substituted.
When the yellow card was invested?
The idea of the yellow card was bought by referee Ken Aston. One day Aston was driving a car and when he was at the traffic lights in London, he saw the lights change from amber to red and back to amber again.
As he sat watching the changing lights sequence, he thought: “Amber, get ready to stop”; “Red, stop!” This sparked the idea in his mind on how to communicate with soccer players on the pitch no matter what language they speak.
Ken presented his idea to FIFA (International Federation of Association Football). They approved, and after some trials, the yellow-red carding system was introduced in the 1970 World Cup Finals in Mexico.
How a Player Gets a Yellow Card
To get a yellow card during a soccer game a player has to commit an offense that is deemed deserving of receiving a caution.
When the referee judges that a player has committed an offense, they will blow their whistle to stop the game, caution the player, show them a yellow card, and then award a free kick to the opposing team.
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