professional foul

British  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

Several of his plays, notably Professional Foul, which was born of his engagement with the Czech dissident movement Charter 77, were originally written for television.

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He is perhaps best remembered for forcing a change in the laws of the game and the creation of the "professional foul" following his tackle on West Ham forward Paul Allen in the 1980 final of the competition.

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As a neutral, a professional foul and an obviously deliberate elbow seem like a fair sending off to me.

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Wales were reduced to 14 men after centre Johnny Williams was shown a yellow card for the professional foul of playing the ball on the floor.

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Wales replacement prop Corey Domachowski was shown a yellow card for a professional foul as the penalty count grew.

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