The rules around suspensions can be confusing and are one of the quirks of English football. Where and when do they apply? How do bans work? When do they apply in different competitions? This became a ...

Turkey and Czech Republic’s Euro 2024 group-stage game saw 18 cards handed out — the most in European Championship history. The Group F finale saw referee Istvan Kovacs send two players off with ...

Dan Ballard is still walking a disciplinary tightrope for Sunderland, but how close is he to avoiding a two-match suspension? Ballard has already served a one-match ban this season. That came in ...

Yellow cards are not wiped away in the Champions League until the later stages of the competition. / IMAGO/ZUMA Press Wire Players in the Champions League face suspension due to yellow card ...

In soccer (or football), the referee can caution a player or a team official if they break the rules, and if an individual is ...

No player or official will carry a yellow card into the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™. Any player or official given a yellow card in two different games will miss their team’s subsequent match. Yellow ...

Referees have immense power in football matches, as they look to maintain order and control game flow across the 90 minutes of every game. One of the main punishments a referee can issue is yellow and ...

The final round of group stage fixtures at the 2025 European Championship are approaching. Four teams — Norway, Spain, Germany and Sweden — have already qualified for the knockout stages, with Norway ...