Red card

In sports

A red card is used in many sports as a means of indicating that a player has received a certain level of punishment, typically that they have been expelled from the game.

Football (soccer) : The player is "sent off" for the rest of the match, and may not be replaced. See misconduct (football) for more details.

Volleyball, futsal, handball, rugby union, rugby league (Britain only), International rules football, water polo, and field hockey : The player is ejected.

Fencing : A touch is awarded to the offending fencer's opponent; the fencing equivalent to football's red card is the black card.

Mixed martial arts promotion PRIDE : A 10% deduction of the guilty fighter's fight purse (only used when fights are conducted under PRIDE's Bushido rules).

Other uses

Firefighting

In wildland fire suppression a red card is a qualification card issued by the employing agency. The card indicates that the person is qualified to fight wildfires, by taking the required training courses (such as S-130/S-190) and passed the work capacity test ("pack test"). The red card also shows additional qualifications the firefighter holds.

Organized labor

The red card is the name of the card showing membership and dues payments in the Industrial Workers of the World labor union.

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Other uses

Firefighting

Organized labor

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