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foy

[foi]

noun

  1. Chiefly Scot.,  a farewell gift, feast, or drink.

  2. faith.



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Here are the top five talking points, followed by the assessment of former Premier League referee Chris Foy and BBC Sport's football issues correspondent Dale Johnson.

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What Chris Foy said: "Dissent is a problem at many levels of football and when I was refereeing it was no different. If open acts of dissent are detected they should be dealt with - 2019 saw the introduction of sin-bins at grassroots football which is a great addition for dealing with open shows of dissent. Referees cannot do it alone and everyone has a duty to protect the image of the game."

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While no one can say for certain who was the first to hand out potatoes on Halloween, Pat Foy, a resident of Lancaster, Pa., was among the earliest to the game.

Now, Foy is known in town as the “potato man” and long lines form at his house every Halloween.

Foy notes that he gets the biggest spuds he can source: “I don’t give out dinky potatoes,” he said.

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