Stupid yellow card rule...?
481665
Because these are suppose to be profesional people. If someone took their shirt off and ran around the office you would expect them to be punished wouldn't you?\n\nThere is no need for it, it just watses time and is insulting to the other team.
1085014
A yellow card in consecutive games means they will be disqualified from the next game (or two in any one game). A yellow card in game one and another in game three will not disqualify them.
426634
The most confusing rule is OFFSIDE. This mainly means that an opposing player cannot be closer to the other team's goalie than that teams defensemen. He cannot take the pass from his teammate and go ahead if he is in an OFFSIDE position. This is the job of the linesmen (referees) to see and wave their flags. The linesmen also decide which team gets the THROW-IN, if there is a CORNER KICK or if the ball goes to the goalie for a KICK-IN. PENALTY SHOTS are awarded if a player is tackled unfairly in the goal area or if a defenseman touches the ball with his hand within the goal area. Yellow cards, warnings, are given by the referee for a lot of reasons, but mainly for dangerous play or for protesting or for delaying the game. Two warnings in the same match result in a RED card, meaning the player has to leave the field. There are more details but I think I covered the important points. Points are usually 3 for win, 1 for tie and 0 for loss.
643890
The following is what Wikipedia has to say...\n\n"In football, a red card is shown by a referee to signify that a player has been sent off following serious misconduct.\n\nA player who has been sent off is required to leave the field of play immediately and must take no further part in the game. The player who has been sent off cannot be replaced during the game; their team must continue the game with one player less.\n\nLaw 12 of the Laws of the Game (which are set by the International Football Association Board and used by the sport's international governing body FIFA) lists the categories of misconduct for which a player may be sent off. Broadly these are:\n\nSerious foul play. This includes a tackle that endangers the safety of an opponent. \nViolent conduct \nSpitting at anyone \nA deliberate hand ball to deny an obvious goal-scoring opportunity by any player other than a goalkeeper in his own penalty area \nCommitting an offence that denies an opponent an obvious goal-scoring opportunity (informally known as a professional foul) \nUsing offensive, insulting or abusive language or gestures \nReceiving a second caution (yellow card) in one game \n============================================================\nIn football, a yellow card is shown by the referee to indicate that a player has been officially cautioned. The player's details are then (traditionally) recorded by the referee in a small notebook; hence a caution is also known as a booking.\n\nA player who has been cautioned may continue playing in the game. However, a player who receives a second caution in a match is sent off (shown first the yellow card again, and then a red card), meaning that he must leave the field immediately, take no further part in the game, and that he may not be replaced.\n\nLaw XII of the Laws of the Game (which are set by the International Football Association Board and used by FIFA) lists the categories of offences that may result in a caution. Broadly these are:\n\nUnsporting behaviour \nDissent by word or action \nPersistently infringing the Laws of the Game \nDelaying the restart of play \nFailing to respect the required distance of a corner kick or free kick \nEntering or re-entering the field of play without the referee’s permission \nDeliberately leaving the field of play without the referee’s permission "
1175428
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
1108706
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.
1038345
GROUP STAGES: Two yellow cards (or a red) invoke a one match ban.\n\nAFTER GROUP STAGES: All cards are erased, but any bans incurred are enforced for the next round\n\nKNOCK-OUT STAGES: Two yellow cards (or a red) invoke a one match ban.\n\nEasy.
1105006
yes 2 yellow cards equals 1 red card and the player is bye bye
991012
Yes, same as last world cup. It you get a red card in the last game of the group stage (or a 2nd yellow), you will miss the 2nd round, otherwise the yellow card count is reset.
1084409
vegeta_ss_j...There's no such thing as a "blocking foul" There is "impeeding the progress of an opponent" but that would result in an indirect free kick, not a direct.\n\nRob...if you referee at a national level, then your explinations are lacking in substance or propper information. If you are going to call the Australian player for "impeeding" (hasn't been called "obstruction" for a while), it would result in an indirect kick. Also, if the call was "denying an obvious goal scoring opportunity" (has never been referred to as "taking away" a "scoring chance") then why were there no cards issued?  Denying an obvious goal scoring opportunity is an automatic red (no choice whatsoever). There wasn't even a yellow card pulled on that play.\n\nThe call was either for tripping, or you could possibly argue the point that the referee had waited to call the first contact to see if advantage would develop, then went back to call the first foul when the advantage was gone, but that is pushing it. There had been much harder contact that had gone unchecked and when there's a foul in the penalty area, the most adventagious thing to do (unless the ball is literally on the way into the goal) is to give the penalty kick.
1093560
Well, first I thought he is ruining the match, but we should know that the referee is just following the rules given by FIFA, in this case Sepp Blatter. And I just don't understand why the FIFA president blast the referee when all he does is following his rules. I said, yellow card to Sepp Blatter.
1172560
BRING THEM OUT!!!!! some referees are complete idiots
989992
They're both penalties for "unsportsmanlike conduct."  A yellow card is for a serious offense and a red card is for a very serious or flagrant offense.  If you receive two yellow cards in a match you are ejected from the game and if you receive a single red card you are ejected from the game.\n\nSome actions get automatic cards.  You receive an automatic yellow card for grabbing an opposing player's jersey.  If you swear on the pitch you get an automatic yellow card.  If you kick/hit the goal keeper, or strike another player you get an automatic red card.  If you perform a slide tackle with studs up you can get an automatic card (red or yellow depending on severity).  Spitting warrants an automatic card.
1025740
It resets after the first round.  I believe that suspensions do not re-set, so if a player gets a second yellow card in the third match after having one in one of the first two matches and his team advances, he has to sit out the Round of 16 match.
1176519
well , only those who have 2 yellow cards will miss the next match, and the ones with red cards. and if someone get a red card directly( I mean if the referee give him just a red card, not Yellow+yellow=red) he will miss next two matches.but those who have only one yellow cards will be in the next match.
1035263
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,
997956
No..new rule so don't pay attention to the first 2 answers. and it's punished with a free kick.