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unusual facts about Yellow card



Carsten Ramelow

On 3 November 2004, Ramelow was involved in an incident with A.S. Roma's Francesco Totti, during a 1–1 draw at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome for the Champions League: the Italian Totti jumped on a sliding Ramelow, stomping on his shoulder and back, and receiving a yellow card.

Christina W. Pedersen

In the 78th minute, Pedersen gave goalkeeper Erin McLeod a yellow card and awarded an indirect free kick to USA after the Canadian kept possession of the ball in her hands for more than six seconds – a violation of Law 12.

Dave Challinor

Though Challinor only received a yellow card, Carlton Palmer, Stockport's player-manager, fined Challinor two weeks’ wages and called the tackle "horrendous".

Gary Willard

but he continued to referee for FIFA into the following season, once having the misfortune to mistakenly issue three yellow cards to FC Lausanne-Sport's Eduardo Magnin before sending him off during their home game against Celta Vigo in the UEFA Cup in September 1999.

Johannes Linßen

On 23 January 1971, while playing for MSV Duisburg against Rot-Weiß Oberhausen, Linßen received the first ever yellow card to be awarded in the Bundesliga, although the card should in fact have been awarded to his teammate Đorđe Pavlić, the referee having confused the two players.

Luiz Carlos Nascimento Júnior

Unfortunately Brazil were eliminated in the quarter final, where Luizão managed to receive his only yellow card of the tournament, in the 116th minute.

Ramón Quiroga

Quiroga is perhaps best remembered for his appearance at the 1978 FIFA World Cup in a match against Poland, when he ran all the way to the opposition half and fouled Grzegorz Lato, receiving a yellow card in the process.

Stefano Denswil

The home match against Vitesse ended in a 0–2 loss for Ajax, with Stefano being cautioned with a yellow card in the 79' minute of the match.


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Andre Marriner

Marriner dismissed City's Pablo Zabaleta six minutes from time for a second yellow card offence.

Arthur Numan

Numan played in all of the group matches in France, although the quarter final game against Argentina was marred with his second yellow card of the game (after a tackle on Diego Simeone).

Bruno Romo

On 7 September, he played as a starter in the second game played against Mexico at Estadio La Granja in a 2–2 draw, being also red carded for second yellow card in the 101st minute.

Darren Deadman

The referee showed a second yellow card to Leicester's Matty James for dissent, elected not to award any penalty kicks despite a number of appeals, and allowed Charlton's winner to stand despite an apparent foul on Leicester goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel in the build-up.

Eduardo Magnin

However, the referee, Gary Willard of England, failed to realise that Magnin had been shown the first yellow card, and allowed play to continue with the player still present.

Enrique Osses

During a 2005 match that faced San Felipe against Unión Española, the latter's goalkeeper Ignacio González received his second yellow card, and consequently a red card.

Gelson Fernandes

In the final game of the league 2006–07 season, Fernandes received a second bookable offense on a 90th minutes after receiving a yellow card in a first half which turns out to be Fernandes last appearance for Sion as Sion won 3–0 against St. Gallen.

Hrvoje Čale

Čale received a yellow card in a three nil victory for the Black Sea-based Trabzonspor.

Ignacio Carlos González

During a 2005 match that featured San Felipe against Unión Española, Ignacio González received his second yellow card, and consequently a red card from referee Enrique Osses.

José Manuel Pinto

Allegedly, he whistled to fool opponent player César Santin – who was running through on goal in the 26th minute – into thinking he was offside, leading him to stop, believing that the referee, Stéphane Lannoy, had blown his whistle; the referee allowed the play to continue and did not show Pinto a yellow card for the alleged deception.

Josh Kennet

However, his first over enthusiastic tackle earned him a yellow card but minutes later Kennet redeemed himself by slotting a ball through for an assist for Carl Pettefer.

Kevin Blom

On 22 March 2013, Blom officiated the game between Norway and Albania and unjustly sent off the Albanian player Andi Lila with a very controversial second yellow card after a dive from Mohammed Abdellaoue.

Kim Milton Nielsen

Nielsen attracted further controversy in a 2005–06 UEFA Champions League group stage match between Spanish side Villarreal and Manchester United, when he immediately showed a second yellow card and sent off Manchester United's Wayne Rooney for sarcastically clapping in his face after he had initially been shown a yellow card.

Kurt Tschenscher

He was appointed to quarter-finals at both Euro 1968 and Euro 1972, and a semi-final at Euro 1968, as well as the opening group stage game between Mexico and the Soviet Union at the 1970 World Cup, which saw him become the first referee to show a yellow card in a match.

Mark Schwarzer

He received his second yellow card of the tournament against Qatar in Doha, in which Australia were 3–1 winners.

Rashid Mahazi

He started in the right central midfield role and was given a yellow card at the 41st minute of the match following a challenge, logging 79 minutes before being substituted for injury returning Guilherme Finkler.

Yellow Card Man

In the recent Stephen King novel, 11/22/63, a character is called the Yellow Card Man, and is later found having slashed his own throat with a broken whiskey bottle.