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.

From BBC

In 2012, he was shown a red card in the opening game of a European Championship co-hosted by Poland, punished for a professional foul on Greece player Dimitris Salpingidis in the second half.

From Seattle Times

Lewis Dunk put Brighton ahead with a header from a corner but was sent off in the 53rd minute for a professional foul.

From Seattle Times

Simeone’s football is nowhere near as extreme as Zubeldía’s but it shares certain core elements: the focus on effort and discipline, laced through with a cynicism so intrinsic that Simeone praised Real Madrid’s Federico Valverde after he was sent off for a professional foul against Atlético in this season’s Spanish Super Cup final.

From The Guardian

Lock Bogdan Fedotko made a second-best 15 tackles, but his yellow card for a second professional foul paved the way for Ireland’s third try.

From Seattle Times