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professional foul

British

noun

football a deliberate foul committed as a last-ditch tactic to prevent an opponent from scoring

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Cole Palmer: Had one effort on target in the first half and was booked for a professional foul.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

The French centre-back was shown a red card early in the game for a professional foul on Haaland, but it was overturned because the City striker was offside.

From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2023

But a debatable handball against Lloyd Kelly allowed Ivan Toney to equalise with a nerveless penalty, and then Brentford alumnus Chris Mepham was sent off for a professional foul on Bryan Mbuemo.

From The Guardian ● May 22, 2021

Paolo Garbisi’s kickoff went dead, and captain Luca Bigi was yellow-carded after seven minutes for a professional foul.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2021

Queensland fullback Corey Allan was sent to the sin-bin for a professional foul with three minutes to go for blocking Josh Addo-Carr’s path to the try line as the Blues’ flyer raced to score.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 18, 2020

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