A referee's job is to enforce the rules of the game. In soccer, referees use yellow and red cards to accomplish that task and keep the peace. But what exactly are yellow and red cards, and how ...

A simple whistle or verbal warning is the least serious course of action while a red card is the harshest. Between the two, though, is a yellow card. Here's a breakdown of what a yellow card means ...

If a second yellow card is presented by the referee, then that referee also will present a red card. That means a player is ejected from the game. This is bad for a number of reasons. One ...

A red card can be given directly for a serious offense, or it can result from receiving two yellow cards—also known as cautions—which add up to the same punishment. To issue a red card ...

If you receive two yellows and thus a red card, these do not count towards your yellow card tally but instead as one red card. Fourteen yellow cards were awarded during Chelsea’s 1-0 victory ...

This saw a rise in yellow and red cards since the start of the campaign, as referees looked to invoke the new rules with firmness and increase the amount of added time at the end of games as a result.

The pink card will be used by referees to show a player needs to be substituted off the pitch due to a head injury. Have you ever wondered where the classic red and yellow cards come from?