clean sheet
noun
British
1
: a person's record (as from a school or a job) that shows no evidence of any problems, broken rules, etc. : a clean record
2
: a game in which the opposing team is prevented from scoring
The team's star goalie has had five clean sheets this season.
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Inter Miami continues to get burned in transition, has allowed 19 goals in 11 games and recorded only one clean sheet.
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Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
The clean sheet on Sunday was Bay’s first since beating Portland Thorns FC 1-0 last June.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
Lincoln finished with a clean sheet.
—Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 4 May 2026
Mackenzie Arnold made four saves for her third clean sheet of the season and fifth overall for Portland (6-1-1), which sits atop the league standings.
—Phuoc Nguyen, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
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Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
The clean sheet on Sunday was Bay’s first since beating Portland Thorns FC 1-0 last June.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
Lincoln finished with a clean sheet.
—Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 4 May 2026
Mackenzie Arnold made four saves for her third clean sheet of the season and fifth overall for Portland (6-1-1), which sits atop the league standings.
—Phuoc Nguyen, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
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“Clean sheet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clean%20sheet. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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