professional foul

professional foul
An intentional foul, usually committed to prevent an opponent scoring, and punishable by a yellow or red card (football) or 10 minutes in the sin bin (rugby).

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  • Professional foul — redirects here. For the Tom Stoppard play, see Professional Foul (play). In sports, a professional foul is a deliberate act of foul play, usually to prevent an opponent s scoring. Contents 1 Association football 2 Rugby league 3 Rugby union …   Wikipedia

  • professional foul — UK US noun [countable] [singular professional foul plural professional fouls] in football, an action in which a player deliberately does something that is not allowed by the rules in order to stop the other team from getting an advantage… …   Useful english dictionary

  • professional foul — professional fouls N COUNT In soccer, if a player commits a professional foul, they deliberately do something which is against the rules in order to prevent another player from scoring a goal …   English dictionary

  • Professional Foul — infobox Book | name = Professional Foul title orig = translator = author = Tom Stoppard cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre = Play publisher = Faber and Faber release date = 1977 media type = Print… …   Wikipedia

  • professional foul — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms professional foul : singular professional foul plural professional fouls in football, an action in which a player deliberately does something that is not allowed by the rules in order to stop the other team… …   English dictionary

  • professional foul — pro.fessional foul n in football, if someone commits a professional foul, they deliberately do something that is against the rules in order to prevent another player from scoring …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • professional foul — pro,fessional foul noun count in soccer, an action in which a player deliberately does something that is not allowed by the rules in order to stop the other team from getting an advantage …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • professional foul — noun Brit. (especially in soccer) a deliberate foul committed to prevent an opponent from scoring …   English new terms dictionary

  • professional foul — /prəfɛʃnəl ˈfaʊl/ (say pruhfeshnuhl fowl) noun Sport a deliberate infringement committed in order to prevent a goal being scored by the opposing team …  

  • Foul — may refer to:*Foul (sports), an unfair or illegal sports act, including: **Foul (football), in football (soccer), an unfair act by a player as deemed by the referee **Professional foul, in football (soccer) or rugby, a deliberate act of foul play …   Wikipedia

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