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Under the Laws of the Game, what colour card does a referee show to caution a player without sending them off?
CORRECT ANSWER
Yellow
A yellow card is shown to caution a player for an offense, without removing them from the match, under the Laws of the Game.
ALL OPTIONS
โYellow
BRed
CBlue
DOrange
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