Player Shown Rare White Card During Match in Portugal

• Football fans are always accustomed to referees showing either the red or the yellow card during matches
• However, a referee recently treated fans to a rare sight when he pulled out a white card during a Portuguese fifth-tier match
• Portugal made history earlier in the year when a white card was shown for the first time during a women's cup match

A Portuguese match was recently marked with a peculiar incident where the referee showed the player a white card.

Red and yellow cards are the most common cards used by referees during football matches.

Both cards are used to discipline players for fouls and misconduct, with a yellow card used to caution players after committing an offence.

A red card, on the other hand, is a dismissal, and a player who receives a red card must leave the field of play immediately.

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A number of incidents, including fouls, violent conduct, and unsportsmanlike behaviour, can prompt a referee to pull either card.

However, there have been some proposals to introduce other colours of cards, such as white cards to reward fair play or green cards to allow players to be temporarily substituted for tactical reasons.

Player shown white card

While these proposals have not yet been implemented, fans in Portugal were recently treated to a rare sight when the referee showed a player a white card during a fifth-tier match.

According to Sportbible, a central defender collected the ball in his own penalty area with little pressure, but unexpectedly stopped and fell to the ground.

This presented one of the opponents with a perfect opportunity to intercept and beat the goalkeeper.

However, the opponent decided against this and passed the ball out of play.

The referee went on to award the player with the renowned white card to show appreciation for the act of fair play and sportsmanship during a match.

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EuroSport reports that Portugal made history back in January when the 'White Card' was used for the first time ever in a professional football game.

The card was shown during a women's cup match clash between Sporting Lisbon and Benfica, in which Benfica won 5-0.

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