Are you a football fan? If so, you may have seen referees (裁判) show yellow or red cards. These cards have been used in football for more than 50 years. A yellow card is used to warn (警告)a player. A red card is for a player being sent off. If a player breaks a rule, he or she will usually get a yellow card. If a player behaves very badly or gets two yellow cards, he or she will get a red card.
A few years ago, the PFF (葡萄牙足球协会) introduced the use of white cards. You might think a white card must be for something even worse. But in fact, it is used for good things. The PFF hopes the white card will encourage sports spirit and fair games.
On January 21, a football match was held in Portugal (葡萄牙). It was between two women's football teams. Campos was the referee of the match. During the match, a football fan fell ill. Medical workers of both teams quickly went to help the football fan. After it, Campos held up a white card.
The card was for the work of the medical teams. Many fans cheered for the decision. Campos became the first referee in history to use the new white card.
Portugal is the only country that has introduced the white card in football. Do you think more countries should copy this idea?