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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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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

Wales lock replacement Alun Wyn Jones was shown a yellow card for a second successive game by referee Angus Gardner for a supposedly cynical professional foul.

From BBC • Jul. 9, 2022

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

Uruguay flanker Santiago Civetta’s yellow card for a professional foul opened the way for a Wales penalty try from a rolling maul and 21-6.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 13, 2019

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