In the sport of association football, fouls and misconduct are acts committed by players which are deemed by the referee to be unfair and are subsequently penalised. An offence may be a foul, miscondu
A player (middle) is cautioned and shown a yellow card.
A player is shown a red card to indicate his dismissal from the game.
Antonio Rattín (left of referee) being sent off in the 1966 World Cup. The confusion inspired the adoption of yellow and red cards at the 1970 World Cup.
Mark Geiger signalling for advantage during a 2012 MLS match
Antonio Ubaldo Rattín is an Argentine former footballer, best known as a Boca Juniors midfielder, and because of an incident in a match at the 1966 FIFA World Cup.
Rattín with Boca Juniors in 1969