Has a referee ever mistakenly pulled out a red card when he meant to pull out a yellow and vice versa?
543620
Mistakes do happen\nYes
633207
shouldve been a yellow for lehmann and a goal. disappointing to see such a bad, game changing call in a game of this level
1049678
Definitely it was a two footed lunge which means an automatic yellow card . Remember 2002 when Henry got a red card straight for such a challenge. If these challenges hit hard they can dislocate a players feet & end his career.
579501
1974. the first person to be sent off with red card was Carlos Caszely of Chile. Red card system was introduced on 1970.
997328
All of the three red cards were deserved. But, the ref did screw up with all of the incorrect offsides called against Italy, and with the foul on Iaquinta. The offside goal he called on Gattuso wasn't offside, Toni was in line with the defender.
1058847
In Graeme Poll's mind...yes. I think he's given out 5 reds, and gos knows how many yellows. He gave a Croatian 3 yellow cards because he had forgotten that that player has already been booked... so there....
719668
not to my knowledge but a ref was on a scottish football programme and said that if the ball was deflected of the ref and into the net the goal would be allowed. i guess thats why you dont see refs going into the box for corners.lol
1184978
Yes he is, but will only be out for one match to cancel the bookin. otherwise a red card makes him miss 2 games either in the world cup, or after 4 years when they play qualifying rounds again - when he misses the first two games.\none yellow card can also be cancelled by the player skipping one game.
1151730
The small gray box next to the player's name shows the player received a yellow card in the previous match. I believe an (N) or (I) beside the player name on the bench explains injury or red card.
1181798
Yellow and red cards were first introduced in the game by British referee Ken Aston and its first major use was in the 1970 World Cup:\nThe cards are shown to the players who have committed a foul. The color of the card depends on the severity of the foul.\nA yellow card is shown by the referee to indicate that a player has been officially cautioned.\nA red card is shown by the referee to indicate that a player has been officially send-off or expelled from the game, and must leave the field inmediatly and won't be able to play the rest of the game.\n\nYELLOW CARDS \nA player is cautioned and shown the yellow card if he commits any of the following seven offences:\n1. is guilty of unsporting behaviour\n2. shows dissent by word or action\n3. persistently infringes the Laws of the Game\n4. delays the restart of play\n5. fails to respect the required distance when play is restarted with a corner kick, free kick or throw-in\n6. enters or re-enters the fi eld of play without the referee’s permission \n7. deliberately leaves the fi eld of play without the referee’s permission\nA substitute or substituted player is cautioned and shown the yellow\n1. is guilty of unsporting behaviour\n2. shows dissent by word or action\n3. delays the restart of play\n\nRED CARD:\nA player, substitute or substituted player is sent off and shown the red card if he commits any of the following seven offences:\n1. is guilty of serious foul play\n2. is guilty of violent conduct\n3. spits at an opponent or any other person\n4. denies the opposing team a goal or an obvious goalscoring opportunity by deliberately handling the ball (this does not apply to a goalkeeper within his own penalty area)\n5. denies an obvious goalscoring opportunity to an opponent moving towards the player’s goal by an offence punishable by a free kick or a penalty kick\n6. uses offensive or insulting or abusive language and/or gestures\n7. receives a second caution in the same match\nA player, substitute or substituted player who has been sent off and shown the red card must leave the vicinity of the fi eld of play and the technical area.\n\nReceiving Second Yellow card\nIf the referee shows a player a second yellow card in the game, the referee will show the second yellow card before holding up the red card, meaning that the player is sent off or expelled from the game.\n\nSuspensions (Red card)\nRule: A red card implies 1 game suspension.\nIf a player gets a red card, in the final game, he will carry over the punishment to the next international game of his team, when he plays.\n\nCarry on the cautions (Yellow card)\nThe exact punishments are determined by tournament or competition rules (not by the Laws of the Game). The cautions are accumulate for a certain phase of a the world cup tournament.\nRules:\n* A yellow card is carry over, and 2 yellow cards equal a red and a 1 game suspension.\n* A yellow card is carry on during the first and second phase of the tournament.\n* For the quaterfinals is a clean start for all the players, except for a red card.\n* Begining the quaterfinals the yellow cards are carry on, until the end of the tournament. And at the end of the tournament all the yellows cards are reset, except:\n* If a player gets a second yellow card, in the final game in which his team participated, he will carry over the punishment to the next international game of his team, when he plays (he has to be in the team roster).\n* If a player gets a red card, in the final game in which his team participated, he will carry over the punishment to the next international game of his team, when he plays (he has to be in the team roster).
1175231
it can be a sending off offence if the ref sees it clearly
603991
Technically he was correct, however you are always instructed as a referee to hesitate a moment before blowing your whistle. If the referee had followed this he would have allowed the goal for Barcelona and would have only had to issue a yellow card to the keeper. History has shown us that referees who are too quick with their whistles do not get a second chance. Clive Thomas, a Welsh referee, who was one of the best in the World back in the 70's, denied Brazil a place in the quarter finals of a World Cup, I believe it was '74, because he did not use patience and common sense and never handled a big FIFA game again. He blew his whistle to signal the end of the game when the ball was on it's way into the net, and would have given Brazil the win they needed to progress. What difference would it make to allow a few extra seconds in these situations?
1130823
It is my understanding that the refs are under pressure by FIFA to call the matches more strictly.  However,  I think they've gone a little too far this year!  \n\nIt is evident to me that many bookings (yellow and red cards) have been given out of fear of losing control of the games.  To my mind, any referee who fears losing control of a match shouldn't be out there in the first place.  \n\nThe practice has always been to call the players involved in a foul together and warn them verbally before issuing any cards.  Sometimes the official may call the team captains together and talk to them.  Either way, you don't come right out of the gates flashing yellow cards at the first players to commit a foul.  \n\nYou are right in saying the refs have been bad.  This is not average at all.  I'm disappointed to see so many games limited to 11 vs. 10, 10 vs. 10 or even 9 vs. 9 (Holland-Portugal), just because a referee fears losing control of the match.  \n\nI think we've probably seen yet another World Cup record set in the number of yellow and red cards given.  Personally, it's not the kind of record I want to see broken ever again!  Ironically the very control the referees have tried to affect through all the bookings has backfired on them!\n\nAnyway, that's my two cents.
624018
There is a rule against not playing the ball. If one player does not intend to play the ball, he will be booked with a yellow card. \n\nMultiple players can receive a yellow card at the same time. \n\nIt would not be a good strategy.
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A player is cautioned and shown the yellow card if he/she commits any of the following offences: \n\n>is guilty of unsporting behaviour \n>shows dissent by word or action \n>persistently infringes the Laws of the Game \n>delays the restart of play \n>fails to respect the required distance when play is restarted with a corner kick or free kick \n>enters or re-enters the field of play without the referee’s permission \n>deliberately leaves the field of play without the referee’s permission. \n\nA player is sent-off and shown the red card if he/she commits any of the following offences: \n\n>is guilty of serious foul play \n>is guilty of violent conduct \n>spits at an opponent or any other person \n>denies the opposing team a goal or an obvious goalscoring opportunity by deliberately handling the ball (this does not apply to a goalkeeper within his own penalty area) \n>denies an obvious goalscoring opportunity to an opponent moving towards the player’s goal by an offence punishable by a free kick or a penalty kick \n>uses offensive or insulting or abusive language and/or gestures \nreceives a second caution in the same match. \nA player who has been sent-off must leave the field of play and the technical area, and may take no further part in the match. \n\nTwo Yellow Cards in the same match = Automatic red; expelled from the game and miss next game\n\nA player who receives a yellow card in two consecutive matches will miss his/her next game.
616957
Perhaps  the referee??
1172739
diving, pretending to have been foul inside the box\n\na brazilian player got one for exactly the same thing on the other end.. it was a yellow\n\nfor the ghana player it was his second.. so he was out