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professional foul

British  

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Maybe another all-action performance from captain Jac Morgan, while wing Rio Dyer was lively, despite having a first-half yellow card for a professional foul and centre Johnny Williams produced an encouraging performance.

From BBC • Aug. 19, 2023

The Magpies had endured a nightmare start when Ciaran Clark was shown a ninth-minute red card for a professional foul on Norwich striker Pukki.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2021

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

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

As the first half was heading into injury time, France led 17-9 with No. 8 Gregory Alldritt in the sin-bin for a professional foul.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2020

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