Daniel J. Mannix has spent 36 years as an executive with a leading Utah organization. Outside of his professional activities, Daniel J. Mannix enjoys leading a physically active lifestyle. A few of his personal interests include skiing and playing soccer.
In the sport of soccer, a red card is the highest form of penalty a player can receive. If a game official presents a player with a red card, the player is immediately ejected from the game for the remainder of play. In tournament settings, red cards can lead to additional penalties, such as suspension from the following game. For professional soccer players, red cards automatically involve suspension from the player’s next game.
Players may receive red cards for several reasons. The most common cause for a red card suspension is a pair of yellow card offenses. Yellow cards are used to warn players against overly aggressive play or violent but non-deliberate actions. While they carry no official punishment on their own, two yellow cards in one game amount to a red card, immediately triggering the ejection.
That said, certain behaviors can also result in an automatic red card, even for players who have not previously been warned by an official. Intentional violence, for example, is generally met with a red card, as are disrespectful acts such as spitting on another player or official.
Simple rules violations can also elicit red cards. For instance, if a player illegally uses their hands to prevent a clear goal-scoring opportunity by an opponent, they may be ejected from the game. Similarly, if a player commits an act that would normally result in a free kick or penalty kick against an opponent in an obvious goal scoring position, the offending player may receive a red card.
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