verb

if a sports referee books a player who has broken the rules, the player’s name is recorded in an official book. In football, a player who is booked gets a yellow card

noun

an occasion when a football player’s name is officially recorded by the referee because he or she has broken a rule

verb

to make an official decision about something that happens in a sports game

noun

a decision made by an official in a sports game

verb

to give a player a red card or yellow card in football, for bad behaviour

noun

the place where the commentators sit at a sports game

verb

to give a description of an event or sports competition on television or radio as it happens

noun

someone who decides who the winner of a competition will be

verb

to decide who or what is the winner of a competition

noun

someone whose job is to decide whether a ball has gone out of the playing area in sports such as tennis and football

verb

to be in charge of a game or competition and check that the players obey the rules

to tell a player officially to leave the sports field because they have done something that is not allowed by the rules

noun

a card shown to a football player for a serious offence against the rules, ordering them to leave the field. A player is shown a yellow card for a minor offence and if they are shown another yellow card for a second offence, they are then automatically shown a red card too.

noun

a referee

noun

someone whose job is to make sure that players in a game obey the rules

verb

to be a referee in a game

verb

to judge someone’s effort in a competition or in a test and give them points

verb

to record the score in a game

noun

an official in a game or sports event who is responsible for keeping an accurate record of the points won

to tell a sports player officially to leave the sports field because they have done something that is not allowed by the rules

noun

an official who signals the start of a race, especially by firing a gun

noun

someone who records the time that is taken to do something, especially at a sports event

noun

someone whose job is to make sure that players obey the rules in some sports, for example tennis, baseball, and cricket. Someone who does this in other games, such as football and rugby, is called a referee.

noun

in football, a small yellow card shown to a player to warn them that they have done something wrong

verb

to keep a record of the score in a game