PENALTY CARDS FOR SOCCER

PENALTY CARD

A penalty card is for many games. It is used to penalize or means of warning to players, coach or team officials. This card is mainly used by the umpires or referees to indicate when a player has committed an offense in the game. The type and the color of card will decide the kind of offense a player has committed. Referee will assign that card towards him or on his head to indicate that this player has committed an offense. 

YELLOW CARD: This card is given in order to provides a caution to the player or to suspend him temporarily. 

This given when players committed these types of offense:

• When dissent by any word or any actions.
• Delaying in the restart of the game to be played.
• Not obeying the rules of the game.
• Entering or leaving in the ground without the referees permission.
• Fakes a foul, injury.
• Deliberately handling the ball to the goal.
• Making possessions leading injuries to the opposite team  player.

RED CARD: It is given when a player commits a serious offense. In a result he is permanently suspended from the game. The player who is sent off can not play in that game.

The Red Card is given on these offenses:

• When a serious or violent foul is committed in the game.
• If the same player is receiving a second yellow card.
• Spitting on other players.
• Using insulting , abusive or offensive gestures.
• Assaulting a referee.

These were two main Penalty Card given in the soccer if any payer commits any offense.

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