how many fouls can a player commit before being given a red card?
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The Red card is given on one of two occasions:- Two yellows in a game -automatic red or Serious offensive foul like punching, kicking without ball in play, or  deliberately stopping a sure shot goal attempt. It has nothing to do with the number of fouls
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A bad referee decision
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A team will only lose if they have less than 7 players. That means 5 red cards (or 4 red cards and a player injured leaving the pitch - that has happened)
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not illegal if they play the ball. Only commits foul if takes player without ball.\nThe Grey area is that it is at the discretion of the ref as to the outcome.
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believe Fifa is really going to be serious about it, considering that they've actually sent representatives to all 32 teams to instruct them on the consequences of foul play. \n\nAnd yes, Fifa is addressing your concerns regarding tackles from behind/are high, as well as diving. Refs have been issued strong reminders to deal strictly with playacting, faking fouls and time wasting tactics, so I guess these will help to make the games faster and quicker.\n\nBut then again, refs are already quite strict: I ran a search and found that in 2002, at South Korea/Japan, there were 257 yellow cards and 17 red cards, which really are relatively high figures.\n\nStill, I do hope the playacting and unfair tactics and all other nonsense stops! =P
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2-3 hours, depending on how many fouls and if it goes to ot.
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I will confirm for you and I also have a proof. There are 2300 fouls committed. Try counting them in my sources. Count in the TFC column.
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Everyone else is right, but the 11 players (or 22, depending on how you mean the question) can be reduced if a player receives a red card (or ejection).  If 2 players have been ejected, then there are only 20 rather than 22 for the rest of the game.
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in the Netherlands vs Portugal match\n\n4 red cards, two for each team
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Mostly just the current game & the next game. But if the foul was really severe or worse intended than acceptable, then you could face a more severe penalty. Just like what Rossi of Italy is facing (4-match ban, means he's out of the WC).
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Yes, actually already there are  cards for refrees, i can send you two matches that the refree was given yellow card and also red card , the issue is that he was not meant to be given by any outsider since his the judge, but sometime if the refree is really concern about his deed ,he hand over the card to any of the players of his choice mostly the captain of one of the team that he likely offend, and he will be given a card , if his given a yellow the game can continue with him, but if his red card he need to just leave the game and one of the last man will continue as a refree, attached is the game like that or i Will send you the particular script of the games with the referee out, just send me your e-mail address,
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if the player accumulates 2 yellow cards, or gets a red card, then he has to sit out the next match\n\nso if i got a yellow card in one game, then another one in the next, i have not gotten a red card but i have accumulated 2 yellows so i have to sit out the 3rd match. or if i got a red card, i would have to sit out
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2300 fouls. Try counting them in my sources in the TFC column and see if they're right.
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Yes it is a foul if you touch  aggressively the other player. Running after you dribble is called a traveling.  If you are in the 3 second box and they count you 3 second it is a foul.
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OFSIDE POSITION\nIt is not an offence in itself to be in an offside position. A player is in an offside position if:\n• he is nearer to his opponents’ goal line than both the ball and the second last opponent\nA player is not in an offside position if:\n• he is in his own half of the field of play or\n• he is level with the second last opponent or\n• he is level with the last two opponents\nIn the definition of offside position, “nearer to his opponents’ goal line” means that any part of his head, body or feet is nearer to his   opponents’ goal line than both the ball and the second last  opponent. The arms are not included in this definition.\n\nYELLOW AND RED CARDS\nYellow 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.\nThe referee can give as many cards as needed, the amount of card given is related to the number of offences (requiring a card)  during the game.\nDuring a game a player can receive:\n1 red card the player,  and the player is expell from the game and no substitute player can come in. \n1 yellow card (the player has been officially cautioned)\n2 yellows card, which is the maximum allow, and it's equivalent to 1 red card and the player has to leave the match (and that's way the referree after the second yellow shows the red card). And like a direct red card, the player can't play the next game for the team and no substitute player can come in.\nBut during the tournament the player can receive any number of cards.\n\nReceving a yellow card caution\nThere are seven different offences that can get you a yellow card:\n# Anything that can be deemed as unsporting behaviour\n# Dissent by word or action\n# Persistent infringement of the laws, for example a series of fouls\n# Delaying the restart of play\n# Not retreating the full ten yards at a free-kick or corner\n# Entering or re-entering the field without the referee's permission\n# Deliberately leaving the field without the referee's permission\n\nReceving a instant red card send-off\nThere are seven offences you can be shown a straight red card for:\n# Serious foul play.This includes a tackle that endangers the safety of an opponent.\n# Violent conduct such as throwing a punch\n# Spitting at an opponent or another person\n# A player other than the goalkeeper denies an obvious goalscoring opportunity by handling the ball\n# A goalkeeper would be similarly punished if they intentionally handle the ball outside their goal area\n# Committing an offence that denies an opponent an obvious goal-scoring opportunity (informally known as a professional foul)\n# Using offensive, insulting or abusive language or gestures\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 t
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There are 2 colors of "cards" which the referee will hold up to indicate serious fouls or behavior which won't be tolerated. He carries these cards in his shirt pocket, so if he reaches for his pocket it's a bad sign for the player who committed the foul. These cards are about the size of a playing card and one is yellow and the other is red. When a card is to be given (it isn't actually given to the offending player, it is actually just shown to him and to everyone else) the referee will stop the game, call the player over, hold up the card and write the player's name in his notebook. This is called "booking" the player and when it happens the player has been "booked", (e.g., "she was booked"). Any time a Yellow or Red Card is shown, a "direct" or "indirect kick" will also be awarded. \nYellow Card - Indicates a formal "caution" for any of the following 7 offenses:\n\n   1. "unsporting behavior" - this includes hard fouls; holding an opponent or deliberately handling the ball for the purpose of preventing an opponent from gaining possession of the ball; faking an injury; saying things that are designed to confuse or distract an opponent; harassment (such as jumping around, shouting or making gestures to intentionally distract an opponent; jumping in front of a corner kick, free kick or throw-in; worrying the goalkeeper or trying to prevent him from putting the ball into play; & adopting a threatening posture), gaining an unfair advantage by leaning on, climbing on the back of, or holding a teammate or the goal; blatant cases of holding and pulling an opposing player or his uniform; any action designed to deceive the Referee; and behavior which in the Referee's judgment is unsporting or causes an unfair advantage,\n\n   2. dissent by word or actions,\n\n   3. persistently breaking the rules,\n\n   4. delaying the restart of play,\n\n   5. defenders failing to stay the proper distance away from the kicker on a corner kick or free kick (see" Corner Kick" & "Free Kick"),\n\n   6. entering the field without the referee's permission\n\n   7. deliberately leaving the field without the referees permission.\n\nA player who receives 2 Yellow Cards is given a Red Card & ejected. FIFA rules do not require a player to leave the field for the first yellow card. However, some leagues' rules do. You must go by your league's rules. \n\n(I used to play D3 soccer, and when I had a fiberglass cast on my broken arm, I would have to pad it, and I'd start every game with 1 yellow card.  Not sure why--they must have thought I was faking it, or that I'd whack someone!)\n\nRed Card - A player must be shown a Red Card and "sent off" (i.e., made to leave the field) for the 7 offenses listed below. A player shown a "Red Card" & sent off may not be replaced during that game (i.e., his team must play a player "short" for the rest of the game; however, in some leagues a player may be replaced if he is ejected for receiving a second Yellow Card). The 7 offenses for which a player must be shown a Red Card and sent off are:\n\n   1. serious foul play (includes any use of excessive force or brutality against an opponent when challenging for the ball. Examples include a dangerous slide tackle from behind, or an "over the top tackle" in which a player raises his foot so the cleats could hit a player, or a two footed tackle that takes down the opponent. FIFA has broadened this definition by saying that "Any player who lunges at an opponent in challenging for the ball from the front, from the side or from behind using one or both legs, with excessive force and endangering the safety of an opponent is guilty of serious foul play. For current rules visit www.fifa.com, Laws of the Game. The above quote is from Questions and Answers, Additional Instructions for Referees).\n\n   2. violen
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Two yellow cards equals a red card.  The ref did not rethink his decision; Lucic had been given a yellow at the start of the game.  So when his second yellow came up the red wasn't far behind.