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Suspension

Meaning in football (soccer), with examples

/səˈspenʃən/nounCommon term

In football (soccer), suspension means: A ban that stops a player from playing in one or more matches, usually after a red card or after collecting too many yellow cards.

In Turkish: men cezası, maç cezası, cezalı duruma düşme

How it is used

A player serves a suspension, misses a match through suspension or returns from suspension. Commentators often say a player is one booking away from a suspension. The adjective is suspended: "He's suspended for the derby." A disciplinary panel can also hand out a ban.

Example sentences

  1. Our captain misses Saturday's game through suspension.

  2. He's back from a three-match suspension.

Common collocations

  • serve a suspension
  • three-match suspension
  • miss a game through suspension
  • one booking away from a suspension
  • red cardA card the referee shows to send a player off for a serious offence, such as violent conduct or denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity; the team then plays with one player fewer.
  • bookingA caution shown with a yellow card, which the referee writes down in a notebook; to be booked means to receive a yellow card.
  • yellow cardA card the referee shows to caution a player for offences such as reckless tackles, time-wasting or dissent; a second one in the same match means a red card.
  • send offTo order a player to leave the pitch for the rest of the match by showing a red card.

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