Mostly this note applies to American football and hockey - and a little to basketball. This issue at hand is roughness, and indeed (very) unnecessary roughness. By way of background, in soccer the "Yellow Card" is applied to cite an egregious foul against an opponent. This puts the offender on notice that one more such violation is a second yellow card and thus a red card implying ejection from the game. Thus the recipient of said card must be most cautious about future fouls. The procedure works, and it works well. The concomitant sanction is that the red card recipient is barred from at least the next game. There are only rare second yellow card violations, and the game, though rough, is a lot cleaner than it could be. Mind you, soccer is a sport of both skill and strength, of many bumps and bruises, of serious injuries despite possible sanctions. Note, for athletes, playing the game is not just important, it is the only thing there is!! In America football, t
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