Can a sent off player sit on the bench?

A player is required to leave the pitch immediately when they are sent off. Being on the bench is still considered to be on the pitch, since the player can actively take part in play.
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Where do players go when they are sent off?

If a player is sent off, that player needs to leave the field of play, plus they cannot stay in the technical area, which surrounds the manager and the substitutes. Players normally go to the locker room – some even find a place in the stands!
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Can a player on the bench be carded?

Yes. From page 39 of the 2015/16 FIFA Laws of the Game (emphasis mine): The yellow card is used to communicate that a player, substitute or substituted player has been cautioned. The red card is used to communicate that a player, substitute or substituted player has been sent off.
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What do players do when sent off?

In many games, if a player is sent off, you will usually see them go back to the team changing room and wait there for the game to be over. Once the player has left the “vicinity of the field,” the referee will restart the game with a free-kick to the team against who the player committed the offense.
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Can a player on the bench get a yellow card?

For example, if a player or coach on the bench receives a yellow card (see yellow card penalty); a player on the field must come off and serve the timed penalty.
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Can a referee get a red card?

A red card for violent conduct may be issued because the assistant referee had identified and attempted to communicate the offence to the referee before play restarted.
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Is pulling a shirt a red card?

The offending player does not attempt to play the ball or there is no possibility for the player making the challenge to play the ball or. The offence is one which is punishable by a red card wherever it occurs on the field of play (e.g. serious foul play, violent conduct etc.)
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Can you get a red card for swearing?

According to Law 12, the user of a swear word is to be assigned a red card.
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Who is the most carded player in football history?

1. Gerardo Bedoya (46) The Colombian defensive midfielder is arguably the dirtiest footballer ever. Bedoya received 46 red cards while playing for several clubs.
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Can you sin bin in soccer?

The Temporary Dismissal or Sin Bin is a mandatory ruling for all matters of dissent directed at the referee. Players will only be sent to the Sin Bin for dissent caution offences. Referees can send players to the Sin Bin when the players uses words or gestures that question or undermine the referees decisions.
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What happens when a bench player gets a red card?

Red Card. A player, bench personnel or coach receiving a red card shall be ejected from the game, shall leave the premises of the field of play and shall sit out the next regularly scheduled game, including postseason games.
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Can a player get 2 yellow cards in the same passage of play?

Two yellow cards shown to the same player within the same game results in a red card being given and the player having to leave the field play at once.
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What happens if player gets red card?

The red card is used by the officials to remove a player from the match. It means the automatic ejection of the player and that the player's team will remain shorthanded for the remainder of the match. Red cards can be given if the same player has received two yellow cards in the same match.
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Can you get a straight red?

It is possible to get a straight red card without receiving a yellow card beforehand. If the referee deems that your offence is serious enough to warrant a direct sending off, he can issue you a red card without you having a previous yellow. This is usually reserved for violent conduct or serious unsporting behaviour.
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Can a goalkeeper get a red card?

When a goalkeeper gets a red card, the coach needs to substitute an outfield player and replace it with the reserve keeper. The team with the red card needs to play 10 against 11 for the rest of the game.
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Do players pay for yellow cards?

Do footballers get fined for yellow and red cards? They aren't classed as fines but for every yellow / red card in football you usually have to pay an admistrative charge to the Football Association that runs the competition for dealing with the paperwork involved.
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Which player has never got a red card?

Gary Lineker

Lineker's name is one you're probably less surprised to see here. The former England and Barcelona striker was known for being one of football's nice guys, and that's down to his disciplinary record as much as anything else. Not only was Lineker never sent off, but he was never even shown a yellow card.
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Has Iniesta ever been red carded?

Andres Iniesta

He is now 37 years old and played for Barcelona for the majority of his career and now plays for Vissel Kobe in Japan. He made a total of 674 appearances for the club and 131 for the Spanish national team. But he was never shown a single red card in his career.
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What player has the most red cards ever?

The 20 players with the most red cards in Premier League history
  • Andy Cole – 6 reds, 0.11 cards per game.
  • John Terry – 6 reds, 0.15 cards per game.
  • Paul Konchesky – 6 reds, 0.16 cards per game.
  • Martin Keown – 6 reds, 0.19 cards per game.
  • Nicky Butt – 6 reds, 0.20 cards per game.
  • Nemanja Matic – 6 reds, 0.21 cards per game.
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Is calling a referee a cheat a red card?

Calling a neutral official a cheat must be a red card, every single time. It attacks the integrity and the fair and independent arbitration of the match official; it's completely undermining the position and the authority.
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Can a player get straight red card after a yellow?

YES it is fully possible to give a direct red card. The punishment is more severe for a direct red in match suspensions (3) than it would have been for two yellow cards amount to a red (1 match).
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Can you get a red card before a game starts?

Refs can now show red cards to players before kick-off for, say, fighting in the tunnel. (Can be replaced, so teams start with 11).
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Can an assistant referee enter the field of play?

The assistant referee may enter the field of play to help control the 9.15m (10 yards) distance. The fourth official's assistance also includes: supervising the substitution procedure. checking a player's/substitute's equipment.
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Can you hold someone's jersey in soccer?

"Holding" is defined as a foul. If the shirt grabbing is defined as holding, then it's a foul. If a player grabs a shirt to hold the player, but the player manages to pulls away, this is not a foul. . . "attempting" to hold is not a foul. Most of the time, this is what happens if the referee is patient.
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Why can't footballers take their shirts off?

This is according to Law 12 set by the International Football Association Board (IFAB). The IFAB believes that goal celebrations should not be excessive, and taking off your shirt is considered as an excessive celebration.
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