<P> A blue card or' Blue Disk' as pioneered by The Elms, is used in bandy to indicate a ten - minute timed penalty given to a player . The offending player must leave the playing area and wait on a penalty bench near the centre line until the penalty has expired . During the 10 minute period the player may not be replaced, although he or she may be replaced with a different player when the penalty has expired . A blue card is typically shown for offences that are more serious than those warranting a white card including attacking an opponent in a violent or dangerous way, causing advantage by intentionally stopping the ball with a high stick or protesting a referee's decision . </P> <P> A blue card is also frequently used in indoor soccer in the United States, signifying that the offender must leave the field and stay in a penalty box (usually 2--5 minutes), during which time their team plays down a man (identical to ice hockey and roller hockey). If a goal is scored by the team opposite of the offender, then the offender may return to the field immediately . It is also used in the Clericus Cup association football league for a 5 - minute bench penalty for unsportsmanlike play . And it is also used in the beach soccer for a 2 - minute bench penalty for unsportsmanlike play . </P> <P> A Blue Card is also used in quidditch to indicate a technical foul . The fouling player is sent to the penalty box for one minute or until a goal is scored against the fouling player's team . Unlike a yellow card, there is no additional penalty for multiple blue cards . </P> <P> In European indoor soccer or Futsal, a Blue Card was used to send a player off the court; however the team was able to replace him with another player . The offending player could not return to play during the match . A blue card was shown directly for foul play or verbal abuse, if the same player had received two yellow cards, or if he had accumulated a total of 5 fouls during the game . </P>

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