A red card in soccer means the team has to play short the game and in the next game?

Answer 1

A red card in soccer symbolizes the ejection of a misbehaving player during a match. The reason it was made red was like in stop light, red is an overall symbol to tell you that you can go no further, and why it makes a player be taken out of a game is if the player is misbehaving they must be removed from the game before more fouls, or injuries occur. A red card is strictly for the safety and sanity of the game, nothing more.

Answer 2

I have learnt that a red card normal means in soccer/football, that the team have lost one player and have to play with fewer players than the opposing team unless they too have had a player sent off. This player cannot be subbed once red carded and depending on league, club or rules can be banned and fined for the offence.

Answer 3

A player who is sent off may not be replaced. That player's team must play short for the rest of the match.

Answer 4

Under the FIFA Laws of the Game, a sent off player may not be substituted for. That player's team must play short.