professional foul
noun [C]Definition
› in football, an intentional foul (= an act that breaks the rules), especially one that is intended to prevent the other team from scoring a goalFootball/soccerGeneral terms used in ball sports
(Definition of professional foul noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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