Question Number: 21265

League Specific 5/4/2009

RE: Other

Rana Bose of Kolkata, West Bengal India asks...

A player who has been already yellow carded in an earlier match scores a goal and takes off his shirt in jubilation. The referee shows him the yellow card for this. will he have to sit out the next match because of the double yellow card?

Answer provided by Referee Michelle Maloney

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Answer provided by Referee Gary Voshol

Some leagues have a caution accumulation rule - after X number of cautions in games that season, you are suspended for a game. In your league, if X=2, then the player would have to sit out the next game. This rule has no effect on the current game, only on future games.

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Answer provided by Referee Keith Contarino

The Law requires a sending off and red card with the subsequent ban of at least one more match for the accumulation of 2 cautions in a SINGLE match. If your League has an accumulation rule, it is possible this second caution could result in such a prohibition but I doubt just 2 cautions over the span of 2 matches would result in any further sanctions.

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Answer provided by Referee Richard Dawson

As much as I dislike this mandatory booking violation it is what it is!
It is feasible if the league or tournament has specified cumulative match cautions as a precondition of play will force a match suspension! Yellow card accumulation penalties on the international scene often work on this principle where two cautions will equal the next match suspension. There is no red card or send off involved!
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